Melanoma and sun exposure: An overview of published studies

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-203

  Mark Elwood, J ^a,b   Jopson, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1842288570     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19971009)73:2<198::AID-IJC6>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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