Seasonal variation in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma and non-cutaneous malignancies: An Italian population-based study

Melanoma Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Crocetti, Emanuele ^a   Carli, Paolo ^b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Malignant melanoma; Neoplasm; Seasonal variations; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLOTHING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 14844361278     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200502000-00011     Document Type: Article

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