Skin cancer is among the most costly of all cancers to treat for the Medicare population

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 425-429

  Housman, Tamara Salam ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Williford, Phillip M ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Goldman, Neal D ^a   Acostamadiedo, Jose M ^a   Chen, G John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRONCHUS CANCER; COLON CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0037343249     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.186     Document Type: Article

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