Incidence of malignant melanoma in Auckland, New Zealand: Highest rates in the world

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 732-735

  Jones, Wayne O ^a   Harman, C Richard ^a   Ng, Alexander K T ^a   Shaw, James H F ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland Clinical Studies   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; NEW ZEALAND; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0033048274     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012378     Document Type: Article

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