The incidence of melanoma is increasing in the susceptible young Australian population

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 539-541

  Czarnecki, Douglas ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology Doctors' Care Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incidence; Melanoma; Young Australians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MELANOMA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; INCIDENCE; MIGRANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CENSUSES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84906056518     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1877     Document Type: Article

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