Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidence rates in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 336-339

  Moan, Johan ^a   Baturaite, Zivile ^a   Grigalavicius, Mantas ^a   Juzeniene, Asta ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cutaneous malignant melanoma; epidemiology; Norway; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NORWAY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877751774     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813479216     Document Type: Article

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