A critical analysis of reasons for improved survival from invasive cutaneous melanoma

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 871-878

  Luke, Colin Glen ^a   Coventry, Brendon John ^b   Foster Smith, Erwin Joseph ^c   Roder, David Murray ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous melanoma; Level; Survival; Thickness; Tumour biology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345059242     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CACO.0000003838.48507.8b     Document Type: Article

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