The Queensland familial melanoma project: Study design and characteristics of participants

Melanoma Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-165

  Aitken, J F ^a   Green, A C ^a   MacLennan, R ^a   Youl, P ^a   Martin, N G ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

family characteristics; genetics; melanoma; naevus; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TWINS;

EID: 0029739140     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199604000-00011     Document Type: Article

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