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Predicting melanoma risk for the Australian population
Author(s) -
Mar Victoria,
Wolfe Rory,
Kelly John W
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00727.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family history , risk factor , population , risk assessment , relative risk , attributable risk , breast cancer , skin cancer , absolute risk reduction , melanoma , incidence (geometry) , risk management tools , environmental health , cancer , confidence interval , computer science , physics , computer security , cancer research , optics
As melanoma incidence in Australia continues to rise, targeting high-risk individuals for early detection is of paramount importance.