Death from skin cancer among the elderly: Epidemiological patterns

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1207-1209

  Weinstock, Martin A ^a,b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0030749284     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.133.10.1207     Document Type: Article

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