Increasing incidence of melanoma among young adults: An epidemiological study in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 328-334

  Reed, Kurtis B ^a   Brewer, Jerry D ^a   Lohse, Christine M ^a   Bringe, Kariline E ^b   Pruitt, Crystal N ^b   Gibson, Lawrence E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859864602     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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