The incidence and body site of skin cancers in the population groups of south africa

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 262-265

  Norval, Mary ^a   Kellett, Patricia ^b   Wright, Caradee Yael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^c Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cutaneous melanoma; South Africa; Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLACK PERSON; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOMA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUNK; INCIDENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84916878844     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12106     Document Type: Article

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