Cutaneous melanoma: Descriptive epidemiological study

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Ferrari Jr , Nelson Marcos ^a,b   Muller, Helena ^a   Ribeiro, Manoel ^c   Maia, Marcus ^a   Sanches Jr , José Antonio ^d  

^a IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

^c FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Limbs; Melanoma; Sex distribution; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRUNK; ULCER;

EID: 44649132789     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802008000100008     Document Type: Article

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