Effects of Physician Supply on Melanoma Incidence and Mortality in Florida
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 96 (7) , 656-660
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000053569.81565.19
Abstract
Background: Increasing supplies of dermatologists and family physicians have been associated with earlier detection of malignant melanoma. We investigated whether physician supply was similarly related to incidence and mortality rates of malignant...Keywords
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