Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Oct 1990
[Epidemiology of melanoma of the skin in The Netherlands: a descriptive study].
A study of the mortality rates of cutaneous malignant melanoma over the period 1950-1985 in The Netherlands showed a fourfold increase of mortality. An analysis by birth cohort suggests a cohort effect: age-specific mortality rates increase with successively younger generations. ⋯ Data on the trend in incidence are restricted, but indicate an increase. This descriptive study allows no conclusions about the cause of the rise in incidence and mortality rates.