The role of trauma in the melanoma formation

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 347-350

  Troyanova, Petranka ^a  

^a National Oncology Center Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malignant melanoma; Pathogenesis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PIGMENT DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0038325695     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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