Systematic skin examination in an acute geriatric unit: Skin cancer prevalence

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 356-360

  Templier, C ^a   Boulanger, E ^a,b   Boumbar, Y ^a   Puisieux, F ^a   Dziwniel, V ^c   Mortier, L ^a   Beuscart, J B ^a,b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BODY MASS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MALNUTRITION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84929266730     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12562     Document Type: Article

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