Excess melanoma incidence in a cohort exposed to high levels of environmental selenium

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 853-856

  Vinceti, Marco ^a   Rothman, Kenneth J ^b   Bergomi, Margherita ^a   Borciani, Nazzarena ^a   Serra, Luigi ^c   Vivoli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SELENIUM; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031716266     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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