Epidemiology of skin cancer arisen from the burn scars in Nigerian Ibos

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 602-604

  Onuigbo, Wilson I B ^a  

^a Medical Foundation and Clinic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBINISM; ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; NIGERIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745224974     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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