Naevi and pigmentary characteristics as risk factors for melanoma in a high-risk population: A case-control study in New South Wales, Australia

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 485-491

  Grulich, Andrew E ^a,h   Bataille, Veronique ^b   Swerdlow, Anthony J ^c   Newton Bishop, Julia A ^d   Cuzick, Jack ^e   Hersey, Peter ^f   Mccarthy, William H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0029811708     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960807)67:4<485::AID-IJC4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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