Melanoma treatment costs: A systematic review of the literature, 1990-2011

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 537-545

  Guy, Gery P ^a   Ekwueme, Donatus U ^a   Tangka, Florence K ^a   Richardson, Lisa C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84867488073     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.07.031     Document Type: Review

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