Non-melanoma skin cancer and solar keratoses II analytical results of the South Wales skin cancer study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1308-1312

  Harvey, I ^a   Frankel, S ^a   Marks, R ^b   Shalom, D ^b   Nolan Farrell, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c South Glamorgan Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Multiple logistic regression; Non melanoma skin cancer; Risk factor; Solar keratoses; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029823095     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.535     Document Type: Article

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