Reizner G T
University of Wisconsin.
Hawaii Med J. 1993 May;52(5):140-1.
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.
考艾岛皮肤癌研究始于1983年，当时是一项规模不大的工作，旨在研究该岛的皮肤癌发病率。当时考艾岛唯一的皮肤科医生大卫·埃尔珀恩医学博士对他的诊疗中出现的大量此类肿瘤很感兴趣。他首先招募办公室工作人员来帮助记录这些皮肤癌的数量和类型。除了这些信息，还收集了每位患者的基本人口统计学数据。这些记录成为了一个长达十年项目的首批条目。
