Association of surface ultraviolet B radiation levels with melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in United States blacks

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-297

  Pennello, Gene ^a   Devesa, Susan ^b   Gail, Mitchell ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEER PROGRAM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034102971     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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