Actinic Neoplasia Syndrome and an Update on the Epidemiology of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Actinic Keratosis

Current Dermatology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-47

  Schmitt, Adam R ^a   Bordeaux, Jeremy S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinic neoplasia syndrome; Basal cell carcinoma; Epidemiology; Nonmelanoma skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84976482206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21624933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13671-012-0031-9     Document Type: Review

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