Population-based incidence of basal cell carcinoma in a Spanish Mediterranean area

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1341-1346

  Bielsa, I ^a   Soria, X ^a   Esteve, M ^b   Ferrandiz C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mediterranean region; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72649101830     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09468.x     Document Type: Article

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