Epidemiology of basal cell carcinomas in Blumenau, SC, Brazil, from 1980 to 1999;Epidemiologia dos carcinomas basocelulares em Blumenau, SC, Brasil, de 1980 a 1999

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-368

  Nasser, Nilton ^a,b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SBD   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, basal cell epidemiology; Morbidity; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BRAZIL; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 26244433465     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005000400006     Document Type: Review

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