Is the incidence of malignant melanoma decreasing in young Australians?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 672-674

  Czarnecki, D ^a,b   Meehan, C J ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033942003     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.103626     Document Type: Review

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