Epidemiology and clinical and pathologic characteristics of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Abruzzo (Italy)

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 718-722

  Amerio, Paolo ^a,b   Manzoli, Lamberto ^a,b   Auriemma, Matteo ^a,b   Carbone, Angelo ^a,b   Proietto, Gianluca ^a,b   Angelucci, Domenico ^a,b   Tulli, Antonello ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRUNK; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649234143     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03974.x     Document Type: Article

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