Prevalence and associated factors of skin cancer in aged nursing home residents: A multicenter prevalence study.
Non-melanoma-skin cancer is an emerging clinical problem in the elderly, fair skinned population which predominantly affects patients aged older than 70 years. Its steady increase in incidence rates and morbidity is paralleled by related medical costs. Despite the fact that many elderly patients are...
Main Authors: | Merve Akdeniz, Elisabeth Hahnel, Claas Ulrich, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Jan Kottner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215379 |
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