Changes in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma in the west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia: Hope for health promotion?

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-250

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

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Melanoma; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PREVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SCOTLAND; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42249105197     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282b6fe3f     Document Type: Article

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