The Delphi panel in the economic evaluation of photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma: Poor results? [21]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1393-1394

  De Roos, K P ^b   Beljaards, R C ^a  

^a Northwest Clinics   (Netherlands)

^b BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CRYOSURGERY; CRYOTHERAPY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447094867     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07905.x     Document Type: Letter

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