Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin has more than doubled over the last decade in the UK

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 820-821

  Goon, Peter K C ^a   Greenberg, David C ^a   Igali, Laszlo ^b   Levell, Nick J ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTER; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84983027910     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2310     Document Type: Article

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