The effect of skin examination surveys on the incidence of basal cell carcinoma in a Queensland community sample: A 10-year longitudinal study

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-151

  Valery, Patricia Casarolli ^a,b   Neale, Rachel ^a   Williams, Gail ^b   Pandeya, Nirmala ^a   Silier, Greg ^c   Green, Adèle ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CALCULATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GEL; GENDER; HAND TUMOR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 1842607639     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1087-0024.2003.09114.x     Document Type: Article

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