Trends in the incidence of malignant melanoma in Denmark 1978-2007: Incidence on the island of bornholm compared with the whole country incidence in Denmark

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Klit, Anders ^a   Drejøe, Jennifer Berg ^a   Drzewiecki, Krzysztof Tadeusz ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AGE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78951476126     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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