Nonmelanoma skin cancer in India: Current scenario

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-378

  Panda, Saumya ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; nonmelanoma skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD; TAZAROTENE;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; BOWENOID PAPULOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PREVALENCE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN SURGERY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 78651315473     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.74551     Document Type: Article

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