Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in Calabar, southern Nigeria

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 870-873

  Asuquo, M E ^a   Udosen, A M ^a   Ikpeme, I A ^a   Ngim, N E ^a   Otei, O O ^a   Ebughe, G ^b   Bassey, E E ^b  

^a University of Calabar Teaching Hospital   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBINISM; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72549083762     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03243.x     Document Type: Article

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