Albinism among Nigerians with malignant melanoma

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-56

  George, A O ^a   Ogunbiyi, A O ^a   Daramola, O O M ^a   Campbell, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NIGERIA; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBINISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 13244264770     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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