Advanced presentation of melanoma in African Americans

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-24

  Byrd, Katina M ^a,b   Wilson, Dawn C ^a,b   Hoyler, Suzanna S ^a,b   Peck, Gary L ^a,b  

^a Washington Hospital Center ^*

^b WASHINGTON CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0348184964     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)02091-7     Document Type: Article

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