Cost comparisons of managing complex facial basal cell carcinoma: Canadian study

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Lear, William ^a,b,c   Mittmann, Nicole ^a,b,c   Barnes, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Breen, Dale ^a,b,c   Murray, Christian ^a,b,c  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANADA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FACE CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FACE TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; COST OF ILLNESS; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ONTARIO; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 47549085016     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2008.07033     Document Type: Article

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