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Comment
. 2005 Sep 24;331(7518):698.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7518.698.

Melanoma incidence has risen in Europe

Esther de Vries, Jan-Willem W Coebergh
Comment

Melanoma incidence has risen in Europe

Esther de Vries et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Age specific incidence of and mortality from cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Netherlands, 1950-2005
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