Incidence and anatomic presentation of cutaneous malignant melanoma in central Canada during a 50-year period: 1956 to 2005

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Pruthi, Deepak K ^a,d   Guilfoyle, Regan ^e   Nugent, Zoann ^d   Wiseman, Marni C ^b   Demers, Alain A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Pediatric Hematology/Oncology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d University of Edmonton ^*  (Canada)

^e Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

epidemiology; melanoma; population surveillance; skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; TRUNK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANITOBA; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67349090058     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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