Declining mortality rates for nonmelanoma skin cancers in West Germany, 1968-99

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-522

  Stang, A ^a   Jockel K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Germany; Mortality; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN CANCER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY, WEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1842506672     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2004.05831.x     Document Type: Article

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