Secondary prevention of malignant melanoma;Sekundäre Prävention des malignen Melanoms

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 290-291

  Eichmann, Alfred ^a  

^a Dermatologisches Ambulatorium   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0347024155     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.56.6.290     Document Type: Article

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