All records of ocular malignant melanoma notified to the Danish Cancer Registry between 1943 and 1982 were re-coded, and 1,624 out of 1,650 cases were verified and included in this investigation. The annual number of incident cases increased from about 30 to 50, but the age-standardized incidence ra
Trends in cutaneous malignant melanoma in Denmark 1943–1982 by anatomic site
✍ Scribed by Anne ØSterlind; Gerda Engholm; Ole MøLler Jensen
- Book ID
- 114822476
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 679 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0365-5555
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