Trends in skin cancer incidence by socioeconomic position in Scotland, 1978-2004

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1661-1664

  Doherty, V R ^a   Brewster, D H ^b   Jensen, S ^b   Gorman, D ^c  

^a Royal Inf Irmary of Edinburgh ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Skin cancer; Socioeconomic status; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953124611     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605678     Document Type: Article

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