Spectral regions contributing to melanoma: A personal view

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-49

  Setlow, Richard B ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinos; Fish model; Latitude dependence; Photoreactivation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FISH; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032870220     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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