Socioeconomic characteristics and melanoma incidence

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 327-333

  Harrison, Renée A ^a,b   Haque, Akhlaque U ^a   Roseman, Jeffrey M ^a   Soong, Seng Jaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Biostatistics Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Income; Melanoma; Regression Modeling; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0032125997     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(97)00231-7     Document Type: Article

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