Breslow thickness in the Netherlands: A population-based study of 40 880 patients comparing young and elderly patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 570-574

  Kruijff, S ^a   Bastiaannet, E ^b   Francken, A B ^c   Schaapveld, M ^d   Van Der Aa, M ^e   Hoekstra, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Cancer Registry and Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breslow thickness; elderly; melanoma; population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BRESLOW THICKNESS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864351298     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.255     Document Type: Article

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