Basal cell carcinoma in Turkey

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 946-950

  Tiftikcioǧlu, Yiǧit Özer ^a,b   Karaaslan, Önder ^a   Aksoy, Hasan Mete ^a   Aksoy, Berna ^a   Koçer, Uǧur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Dermatology Clinic ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Epidemiological analysis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEAD TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK TUMOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 32944458756     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00879.x     Document Type: Article

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