Incidence of malignant melanoma of the skin in Norway, 1955-1989: Associations with solar ultraviolet radiation, income and holidays abroad

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1132-1138

  Bentham, Graham ^a   Aase, Asbjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Holidays abroad; Income; Melanoma incidence; Norway; Ozone depletion; Solar radiation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; TRAVEL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALE; MELANOMA; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; TRAVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0030472677     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.6.1132     Document Type: Article

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