Social inequality and incidence of and survival from malignant melanoma in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2043-2049

  Birch Johansen, Fatima ^a   Hvilsom, Gitte ^a   Kjær, Trille ^a   Storm, Hans ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Incidence; Malignant melanoma; Socioeconomic position; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNBURN;

EID: 50449084923     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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