Mortality due to cutaneous melanoma in south region of Brazil: a spatial approach

• Главные авторы: Flávia Regina Ferreira (Автор), Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: Background: Cutaneous melanoma is a skin cancer with low incidence but high mortality rates. The South region of Brazil has the highest death rates by melanoma per 100,000 inhabitants of the country. Little is known about the spatial distribution of this malignancy in southern Brazil. Obje...