The relationship between risk of death from clinical stage 1 cutaneous melanoma and thickness of primary tumour: No evidence for steps in risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 598-602

  Keefe, M ^a   Mackie, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; THICKNESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025864458     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1991.357     Document Type: Article

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