Association between melanoma thickness, clinical skin examination and socioeconomic status: Results of a large population-based study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2158-2165

  Youl, Philippa H ^a   Baade, Peter D ^a   Parekh, Sanjoti ^a   English, Dallas ^b,c   Elwood, Mark ^d   Aitken, Joanne F ^a  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Melanoma; Skin examination; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA THICKNESS; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUEENSLAND; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952460255     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25540     Document Type: Article

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