Sun exposure, pigmentary traits, and risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma: A case-control study in a Mediterranean population

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-283

  Ródenas, José M ^a,d   Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel ^b   Herranz, María T ^d   Tercedor, Jesús ^a,c   Serrano, Salvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

Author keywords

dysplastic nevus syndrome; Mediterranean; melanoma; pigemented nevus; skin pigmentation; sunburn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029888655     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051303     Document Type: Article

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