Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of melanoma prognosis in the United States.

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Published in J Health Care Poor Underserved on February 01, 2009

Authors

Melody J Eide1, Martin A Weinstock, Melissa A Clark

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Health, Brown University, Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Providence, RI, USA. meide1@hfhs.org

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