Classic Kaposi sarcoma in northern Sardinia: A prospective epidemiologic overview (1977-2003) correlated with malaria prevalence (1934)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 990-995

  Cottoni, Francesca ^a   Masala, Maria Vittoria ^a   Pattaro, Cristian ^b   Pirodda, Caterina ^a   Montesu, Maria Antonietta ^a   Satta, Rosanna ^a   Cerimele, Decio ^a   de Marco, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750835125     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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