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Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of neoplastic skin diseases

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Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of neoplastic skin diseases. Drugs Ther. Perspect 19, 11–13 (2003). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200319010-00004

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