Oculocutaneous Albinism and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin of the Head and Neck in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Skin Cancer

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lekalakala, P T ^a   Khammissa, R A G ^a   Kramer, B ^b   Ayo Yusuf, O A ^a   Lemmer, J ^a   Feller, L ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SUNSCREEN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; DNA DAMAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOGENESIS; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOMA; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84952991347     PISSN: 20902905     EISSN: 20902913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/167847     Document Type: Review

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