Mortality frequency and trends attributed to melanoma in Brazil from 1980-2005

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 850-857

  Mendes, Gelcio L Q ^a,b   Koifman, Rosalina Jorge ^b   Koifman, Sergio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SKIN TUMOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955290014     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287391003744757     Document Type: Review

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