Population-based incidence rates of malignant melanoma of the vulva in Germany

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Stang, A ^a   Streller, B ^b   Eisinger, B ^b   Jockel K H ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Mecklenburg Vorpommern Sachsen A ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Skin melanoma; Vulvar melanoma; World standard population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; VULVA; VULVA TUMOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 10144257877     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.09.052     Document Type: Article

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