Update on the incidence and mortality from melanoma in the United States

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-42

  Hall, H I ^a   Miller, D R ^a   Rogers, J D ^a   Bewerse, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033011011     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70562-1     Document Type: Article

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