Socioeconomic factors and diagnosis of uveal melanoma in the mid-southern United States

Current Eye Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 824-830

  Shildkrot, Yevgeniy ^a   Thomas, Fridtjof ^a   Al Hariri, Adham ^a   Fry, Constance L ^b   Haik, Barrett G ^a   Wilson, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human; Incidence; Socioeconomic status; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UVEA MELANOMA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80051970956     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2011.593109     Document Type: Article

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