Sociodemographic factors and incidence of melanoma in the Netherlands, 1994-2005

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1056-1060

  Van Der Aa, M A ^a   De Vries, E ^b,c   Hoekstra, H J ^d   Coebergh, J W W ^b,c   Siesling, S ^a,e  

^a Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cutaneous melanoma; Early detection; Epidemiology; Incidence; Socioeconomic status; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79953704759     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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