Gender, geography and socio-economic status in the diffusion of malignant melanoma risk

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1621-1637

  Aase, Asbjørn ^a   Bentham, Graham ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Diffusion; Geography; Malignant melanoma; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NORWAY; RECREATION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CANCER INCIDENCE; HISTORICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT MELANOMA; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

NORWAY;

EID: 0029662372     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00318-5     Document Type: Article

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