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. 2019 Apr;80(4):1154-1156.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.10.045.

Merkel cell carcinoma incidence, trends, and survival rates among adults aged ≥50 years from United States Cancer Statistics

MaryBeth B Freeman  1 , Dawn M Holman  2 , Jin Qin  2 , Natasha Buchanan Lunsford  2
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Merkel cell carcinoma incidence, trends, and survival rates among adults aged ≥50 years from United States Cancer Statistics

MaryBeth B Freeman et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Apr.
No abstract available

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