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Epidemiology of Melanomas in South Africa

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Structure and Control of the Melanocyte

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The incidence and site distribution of malignant melanoma differs strikingly between the various races in South Africa. Such differences presumably reflect different degrees of exposure to the several environmental causes of these tumours.

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  1. Cancer Research Unit of the National Cancer Association of South Africa, The South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, South Africa

    A. G. Oettlé

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  1. National Cancer Institute, Milano, Italy

    G. Della Porta

  2. The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    O. Mühlbock

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Oettlé, A.G. (1966). Epidemiology of Melanomas in South Africa. In: Porta, G.D., Mühlbock, O. (eds) Structure and Control of the Melanocyte. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99906-2_36

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