A clinical review of the evidence for the role of ultraviolet radiation in the etiology of cutaneous melanoma

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 561-567

  Langley, Richard G B ^a   Sober, Arthur J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; AVOBENZONE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MIGRATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031454551     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07357909709047598     Document Type: Review

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