Efficacy of excisional surgery, curettage and combined curettage and electrodessication in treatment of basal cell carcinoma

Iranian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 60, 2012, Pages 66-67

  Salmanpoor, Rahmatollah ^a   Motevalli, Dorna ^a   Saki, Nasrin ^a   Saki, Maryam ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CURETTAGE; DESICCATION; ELECTRODESSICATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84874053178     PISSN: 0021082X     EISSN: 27170721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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