Lateral distribution of Merkel cell carcinoma in a nationwide cohort

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 884-888

  Koljonen, V ^a,b   Kluger, N ^b   Sihto, H ^b   Bohling T ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS LARGE T ANTIGEN;

ARM; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACE; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NECK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84879089964     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04600.x     Document Type: Article

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