Topical tretinoin, lung cancer, and lung-related mortality

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 945-946

  Katz, Kenneth A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ACNE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; WRINKLE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 47849095443     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.7.945     Document Type: Letter

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