A case-control study of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in Uganda

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-432

  Waddell, Keith ^a   Kwehangana, James ^a   Johnston, William T ^b   Lucas, Sebastian ^c   Newton, Robert ^b  

^a Ruharo Eye Hospital   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Conjunctiva; Neoplasia; Squamous

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CANCER; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULAR SURFACE SQUAMOUS NEOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; UGANDA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CORNEA DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; EYE TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; EYE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; UGANDA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953727631     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25040     Document Type: Article

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