Frequency of excisions and yields of malignant skin tumors in a population-based screening intervention of 360 288 whole-body examinations

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 903-910

  Waldmann, Annika ^a   Nolte, Sandra ^b,c   Geller, Alan C ^d,e   Katalinic, Alexander ^a,f   Weinstock, Martin A ^g,h   Volkmer, Beate ^b,i   Greinert, Ruediger ^b,i   Breitbart, Eckhard W ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Association of Dermatological Prevention   (Germany)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^g RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Center of Dermatology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865676777     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.893     Document Type: Article

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