Melanoma in Maori, Asian, and Pacific peoples in New Zealand

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1706-1713

  Sneyd, Mary Jane ^a   Cox, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MINORITY GROUP; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POPULATION GROUPS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67449083634     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0682     Document Type: Article

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