A comparison of the anatomic distribution of cutaneous melanoma in two populations with different levels of sunlight: The west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia 1982-2001

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 485-491

  Whiteman, David C ^a   Bray, Caroline A ^b   Siskind, Victor ^a   Hole, David ^c   MacKie, Rona M ^c   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Melanoma; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SCOTLAND; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 34247592913     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-0123-1     Document Type: Article

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