Reduction of Solar Keratoses by Regular Sunscreen Use

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 16, 1993, Pages 1147-1151

  Thompson, Sandra C ^a,b   Jolley, Damien ^a   Marks, Robin ^a,c  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Health and Community Services Department ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; AVOBENZONE; SUNSCREEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ODDS RATIO; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027517607     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199310143291602     Document Type: Article

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