Risk factors for childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-31

  Whiteman, David C ^a   Valery, Patricia ^a   Mcwhirter, William ^b   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0031027752     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19970106)70:1<26::AID-IJC4>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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