Screening and early detection of skin cancer

Current Oncology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 491-496

  Linden, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9744249516     PISSN: 15233790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11912-004-0082-6     Document Type: Review

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