Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 65, Issue 5, Supplement 1, November 2011, Pages S133.e1-S133.e12
The health burden and economic costs of cutaneous melanoma mortality by race/ethnicity–United States, 2000 to 2006
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Key words
cancer
economic cost
melanoma
mortality
productivity loss
race/ethnicity
years of potential life lost
Abbreviations used
HCA
human capital approach
PVFLE
present value of future lifetime earnings
SEER
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
YPLL
years of potential life lost
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Publication of this supplement to the JAAD was supported by the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Please see Appendix 1 for a glossary of technical terms used in this article.
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