The association between naevi and melanoma in populations with different levels of sun exposure: A joint case-control study of melanoma in the UK and Australia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 505-510

  Bataille, V ^a,g   Grulich, A ^b   Sasieni, P ^a   Swerdlow, A ^c   Bishop, J Newton ^d   McCarthy, W ^e   Hersey, P ^f   Cuzick, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services   (Australia)

^g ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical mole syndrome phenotype; Atypical naevus; Melanoma; Naevus; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031983580     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.81     Document Type: Article

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