An analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma by anatomical site (Australia)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-199

  Siskind, Victor ^a   Whiteman, David C ^a,c   Aitken, Joanne F ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^a   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Nevus; Risk factors; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKIN CARCINOMA; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21244444326     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-4325-5     Document Type: Article

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