Constitutional factors and sun exposure in relation to nevi: A population-based cross-sectional study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 248-256

  Dennis, Leslie K ^a,b,c,d   White, Emily ^a,b   Lee, John A H ^a,b   Kristal, Alan ^a,b   McKnight, Barbara ^a,b   Odland, Peter ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adult; Child; Nevus, pigmented; Skin neoplasms; Skin pigmentation; Sunburn; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN COLOR; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030031877     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008735     Document Type: Article

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