The Kauai Skin Cancer Study--1983 to 1992

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Hawaii Medical Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6028927

Reizner, G T ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (United States)

The Kauai Skin Cancer Study began as a modest effort in 1983 to look at this island's skin cancer incidence. David Elpern MD, Kauai's only dermatologist at the time, was interested in the large number of these tumors in his practice. He first enlisted his office staff to help keep track of the numbers and type of these skin cancers. Along with this information, the basic demographic data on each patient was collected. These records became the first entries into what has become a decade-long project.

• OSTI ID: 6028927
• Journal Information: Hawaii Medical Journal; (United States), Vol. 52:5; ISSN 0017-8594
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
NEOPLASMS
DEMOGRAPHY
DISEASE INCIDENCE
SKIN
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HAWAII
BODY
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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ORGANS
RADIATIONS
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550900* - Pathology
560400 - Other Environmental Pollutant Effects