Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers.

Miller SJ, Alam M, Andersen J, Berg D, Bichakjian CK, Bowen G, Cheney RT, Glass LF, Grekin RC, Kessinger A, Lee NY, Liegeois N, Lydiatt DD, Michalski J, Morrison WH, Nehal KS, Nelson KC, Nghiem P, Olencki T, Perlis CS, Rosenberg EW, Shaha AR, Urist MM, Wang LC, Zic JA.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Aug;8(8):836-64.

PMID: 20870631

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J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2010 Aug;8(8):836-64.
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