Geographical variation of incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Queensland

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 269-277

  Buettner, Petra Gertraud ^a   MacLennan, Robert ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Body site specific rate; Skin cancer; Spatial analysis; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASHORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349083815     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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