Clinical Oncology
Volume 18, Issue 8 , Pages 635-636 , October 2006

Lightning: A Risk Factor for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

  • T. Purnak

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • S. Kilickap

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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  • S. Aksoy

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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  • S. Yalcin

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey

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  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . Lightning-associated injuries and deaths among military personnel — United States, 1998–2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002;51(38):859–862
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PII: S0936-6555(06)00208-1

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2006.06.004

Clinical Oncology
Volume 18, Issue 8 , Pages 635-636 , October 2006

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