Comparative epidemiological study of non-melanoma skin cancer between Spanish and north and central European residents on the Costa del Sol

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Bernier, M Aguilar ^a   Ruiz, F R ^b   De Troya Martin M ^a   Sánchez, N Blázquez ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CANCER; SPAIN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; TRUNK;

AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN;

EID: 83755206317     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04004.x     Document Type: Article

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