Risk of second primary melanoma: How should be long follow-up be? Ratio of observed and expected cases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1454-1455

  De Giorgi, V ^a   Rossari, S ^a   Papi, F ^a   Buzzoni, C ^b   Gori, A ^a   Grazzini, M ^a   Savarese, I ^a   Crocetti, E ^b   Longo, A S ^a   Massi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MELANOMA; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 84867577069     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04334.x     Document Type: Letter

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