Incidence and prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia: A systematic review

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 258-267

  Perera, Eshini ^a,b   Gnaneswaran, Neiraja ^a   Staines, Carolyn ^a   Win, Aung Ko ^c   Sinclair, Rod ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Sinclair Dermatology   (Australia)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; epidemiology; incidence; keratinocyte cancer; non melanoma; non melanoma skin cancer; nonmelanoma; prevalence; squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; INCIDENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

AUSTRALIA; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84946962251     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12282     Document Type: Review

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