The effect of a school-based sun protection intervention on the development of melanocytic nevi in children: 6-Year follow-up

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 977-980

  English, Dallas R ^a   Milne, Elizabeth ^b   Jacoby, Peter ^b   Giles Corti, Billie ^c   Cross, Donna ^d   Johnston, Robyn ^d  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUNLIGHT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 16444382587     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0531     Document Type: Article

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