Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 227-232 , February 2010

A population-based study of cutaneous melanoma in Alberta, Canada (1993-2002)

Presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Pacific Dermatologic Association, Portland, OR, August 14, 2009.

  • Andrei I. Metelitsa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrei Metelitsa, MD, 2-125 Clinical Sciences Bldg, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2G3.
    • ,
  • Douglas C. Dover, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Alberta Health and Wellness, Public Health Division, Surveillance and Environmental Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Michael Smylie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Chris J. de Gara, MBBS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Gilles J. Lauzon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

,Accepted 25 January 2009.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00819-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.01.047

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 227-232 , February 2010

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