Incidence of ocular surface squamous neoplasia in pterygium specimens: An 8-year survey

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 592-

  Yeung, Sonia N ^a   Kim, Peter ^a   Lichtinger, Alejandro ^a   Amiran, Maoz D ^a   Cote, Elie ^a   Teitel, Sabrina ^a   Slomovic, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; DYSPLASIA; EYE CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; OCULAR SURFACE SQUAMOUS NEOPLASIA; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PTERYGIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952990826     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.197491     Document Type: Letter

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