Association between cutaneous melanoma incidence rates among white US residents and county-level estimates of solar ultraviolet exposure

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages S50.e1-S50.e9

  Richards, Thomas B ^a   Johnson, Christopher J ^b   Tatalovich, Zaria ^c   Cockburn, Myles ^d   Eide, Melody J ^e   Henry, Kevin A ^f   Lai, Sue Min ^g   Cherala, Sai S ^h   Huang, Youjie ⁱ   Ajani, Umed A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Cancer Data Registry of Idaho   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

ⁱ FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatology manpower; incidence; melanoma epidemiology; population surveillance; registries; skin neoplasms epidemiology; socioeconomic factors; solar ultraviolet rays adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054826053     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.035     Document Type: Article

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