Update on the Current State of Melanoma Incidence

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 355-361

  Little, Emily G ^a,b   Eide, Melody J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Melanoma; SEER registry

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INDOOR TANNING; MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEER PROGRAM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863863368     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2012.04.001     Document Type: Review

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