Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the lower limbs in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1039-1042

  Quinteiro Ribeiro, Ana Maria ^a   Curado, Maria Paula ^a   Benevides Santana Filho, Jales ^a  

^a University Federal of Goias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METASTASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN COLOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748276738     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02569.x     Document Type: Article

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