Sunscreen use and duration of sun exposure: A double-blind, randomized trial

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1304-1309

  Autier, Philippe ^a   Doré, Jean François ^b   Négrier, Sylvie ^b   Liénard, Danièle ^c   Panizzon, Renato ^c   Lejeune, Ferdy J ^c   Guggisberg, David ^c   Eggermont, Alexander M M ^d  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SKIN CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

EID: 0033523254     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.15.1304     Document Type: Article

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