Comparison of anatomical locations of cutaneous melanoma in men and women: A population-based study in France

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 595-601

  Chevalier, V ^a   Barbe, C ^a   Le Clainche, A ^a   Arnoult, G ^b   Bernard, P ^a,c   Hibon, E ^d   Grange, F ^a,c  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^d Centre de Regroupement Informatique des Statistiques Anatomo pathologiques de Champagne Ardenne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREARM; HAND; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX; TRUNK; VERY ELDERLY; FOOT DISEASES; FRANCE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; FRANCE; HAND; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MELANOMA; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TORSO; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84925339881     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13052     Document Type: Article

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