Is phototherapy in neonates a risk factor for malignant melanoma development?: A preliminary case-control study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1185-1187

  Berg, Peter ^a   Lindelöf, Bernt ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MELANOMA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN PENETRATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030687497     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170490011002     Document Type: Article

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