Presentation and detection of invasive melanoma in a high-risk population

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 783-792

  McPherson, Michelle ^a   Elwood, Mark ^b   English, Dallas R ^c   Baade, Peter D ^a   Youl, Philippa H ^a   Aitken, Joanne F ^a,d  

^a Queensland Cancer Fund   (Australia)

^b National Cancer Control Initiative   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION; CANCER INVASION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646262321     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.08.065     Document Type: Article

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