Population-Based Incidence of Conjunctival Melanoma in Various Races and Ethnic Groups and Comparison With Other Melanomas

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hu, Dan Ning ^a,b   Yu, Guopei ^a   McCormick, Steven A ^a,b   Finger, Paul T ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONJUNCTIVAL MELANOMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MUCOSAL MELANOMA; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 39149087977     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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