Trends in melanoma mortality in Australia: 1950-2002 and their implications for melanoma control

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-386

  Baade, Peter ^a   Coory, Michael ^b  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 27944451498     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00211.x     Document Type: Article

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