Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.

The reasons for the increase in both incidence and mortality from malignant melanoma are not clear at this time, although there is an indication of a "generation effect" in the increasing frequency of the disease. The application of an age-period-cohort model to incidence data on malignant...

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Autores principales: Collins, J J, Devine, N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1984
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6479117
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Devine, N
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description The reasons for the increase in both incidence and mortality from malignant melanoma are not clear at this time, although there is an indication of a "generation effect" in the increasing frequency of the disease. The application of an age-period-cohort model to incidence data on malignant melanoma for the State of Connecticut indicate that, unlike mortality, the increase is almost entirely related to period factors. Two explanations are provided to explain this pattern of period factor increase. First, the increase in incidence could be artifically produced by better and earlier diagnosis. Second, a decrease in ozone level in the atmosphere may be responsible for the increase.
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spelling pubmed-15681932006-09-18 Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut. Collins, J J Devine, N Environ Health Perspect Research Article The reasons for the increase in both incidence and mortality from malignant melanoma are not clear at this time, although there is an indication of a "generation effect" in the increasing frequency of the disease. The application of an age-period-cohort model to incidence data on malignant melanoma for the State of Connecticut indicate that, unlike mortality, the increase is almost entirely related to period factors. Two explanations are provided to explain this pattern of period factor increase. First, the increase in incidence could be artifically produced by better and earlier diagnosis. Second, a decrease in ozone level in the atmosphere may be responsible for the increase. 1984-06 /pmc/articles/PMC1568193/ /pubmed/6479117 Text en
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Collins, J J
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Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title_full Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title_fullStr Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title_full_unstemmed Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title_short Period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of Connecticut.
title_sort period and cohort factors in the incidence of malignant melanoma in the state of connecticut.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6479117
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