Spatial epidemiology of skin cancer in Iran: separating sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed parts of the body

Spatial epidemiology of skin cancer in Iran: separating sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed parts of the body

Abstract Background Skin cancer is among the most common cancer types with an increasing global trend of incidence rate. This study explores the spatial distribution of skin cancer, considering body sites exposed and not exposed to sunshine separately. Methods We used 4302 skin cancer cases recorded...

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Main Authors: Behzad Kiani, Parinaz Tabari, Alireza Mohammadi, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi, Mohsen Moghadami, Mitra Amini, Abbas Rezaianzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Skin cancer
Spatial analysis
Spatial autocorrelation
Cluster analysis
Geographical information systems
Iran
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00798-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00798-2

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