The melanoma epidemic: reality and artefact
- 20 January 1996
- Vol. 312 (7024) , 137-138
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7024.137
Abstract
The incidence of melanoma has increased by 3-7% per year from the mid-1950s to the early 1980s.1 2 3 These changes have been seen in both sexes and in a large number of different caucasian communities in both the …Keywords
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