Cancer registration in Belgium: Experience from a melanoma registration programma in the province of East-Flanders

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 263-279

  Brochez, L ^a,b   Verhaeghe, E ^a,b   Bleyen, L ^c   De Backer, G ^c   De Bacquer, D ^c   Haelterman, M ^d   Naeyaert, J M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d National Cancer Registry of Norway   (Norway)

Author keywords

Belgium; Cancer registration; Melanoma incidence; Melanoma registration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT CARE;

EID: 0034432246     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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