Epidemiology of Merkel cell carcinoma in New Zealand: A population-based study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 835-837

  Robertson, J P ^a,b   Liang, E S ^a   Martin, R C W ^a,b,c  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Melanoma Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; SEX RATIO; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84942363168     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13782     Document Type: Letter

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