The title of this editorial is quoted from the article in this issue on melanoma of the head and neck. This statement gives a more authoritative tone to an interesting discussion of melanoma. In this study, 21% of the melanomas occurred in the region of the head and neck, although this area compris
Incidence of Malignant Melanoma in Auckland, New Zealand: Highest Rates in the World
β Scribed by Wayne O. Jones; C. Richard Harman; Alexander K.T. Ng; James H.F. Shaw
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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