Increase of melanocytic nevus counts in children during 5 years of follow-up and analysis of associated factors

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1473-1478

  Luther, Heike ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Garbe, Claus ^c   Ellwanger, Ulf ^c   Jahn, Sabine ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus ^a   Segerling, Martin ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Local Health Service of Bochum   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

EID: 0030448006     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.12.1473     Document Type: Article

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