Regional melanoma incidence in England, 1996-2006: Reversal of north-south latitude trends among the young female population

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 880-888

  Wallingford, S C ^a   Alston, R D ^a   Birch, J M ^a   Green, A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNBATHING; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885591923     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12460     Document Type: Article

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