Seborrheic keratosis in the Korean males: Causative role of sunlight

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Kwon, Oh S ^a   Hwang, Eun J ^a   Bae, Jae H ^a   Park, Hyo E ^a   Lee, Jong C ^a   Youn, Jai I ^a   Chung, Jin H ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Seborrheic keratosis; Sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACE; GENDER; HAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, SEBORRHEIC; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0038522859     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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