A case-control study on 133 consecutive incident cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer registered by Cancer Registry of Ragusa (Sicily) was carried out in order to evaluate the correspondence between risk factors observed in other geographic areas with those of a Latin country with a strong solar exposur
Risk Factors of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Ragusa, Sicily: A Case-Control Study
β Scribed by L. Gafa', M. G. Filippazzo, R. Tumino, G. Dardanoni, F. Lanzarone and L. Dardanoni
- Book ID
- 125282262
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 798 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
- DOI
- 10.2307/3553025
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