Early detection of melanoma skin cancer

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-80

  Alendar, Faruk ^a   Drljevic, Irdina ^a   Drljevic, Kenan ^b   Alendar, Temeida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b General Hospital Prim Dr Abdulah Naka   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Prevention; Screening; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849101458     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2009.2861     Document Type: Article

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