Instrumental measurements of skin color and skin ultraviolet light sensitivity and risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma: A case-control study in an Italian population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 353-362

  Brenner, Alina V ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^a   Calista, Donato ^b   Landi, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Colorimetry; Epidemiologic methods; Melanoma; Risk factors; Skin pigmentation; Spectrophotometry, ultraviolet; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

CANCER;

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0037103253     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf045     Document Type: Article

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