Cutaneous malignant melanoma in New Zealand: Trends by anatomical site, 1969-1993

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 416-423

  Bulliard, Jean Luc ^a,b   Brian, Cox ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body site; Incidence; Melanoma; Mortality; New Zealand; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; TRUNK;

EID: 0342656197     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intjepid/29.3.416     Document Type: Article

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