Cutaneous malignant melanoma and sun exposure in Spain

Melanoma Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-205

  Espinosa Arranz, J ^a   Sanchez Hernandez, J J ^b   Bravo Fernandez, P ^c   Gonzalez Baron, M ^c   Zamora Aunon P ^c   Espinosa Arranz, E ^c   Jalon Lopez, J I ^a   Ordonez Gallego A ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case control study; Melanoma; Solar radiation; Spain

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPAIN; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0032789426     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199904000-00013     Document Type: Article

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