A single centre melanoma thickness trend (1985-2009) in relation to skin areas accessible and non-accessible to self-inspection

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Rubegni, Pietro ^a   Rossi, Stefania ^b   Nami, Niccolò ^a   Risulo, Massimiliano ^a   Biagioli, Maurizio ^a   Miracco, Clelia ^a   Fimiani, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Department of Physiopathology   (Italy)

Author keywords

epidemiology; melanoma; skin cancer prevention and early detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS SUBDIVIDED BY ANATOMICAL SITE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856948182     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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