Increasing incidence of malignant melanoma of skin can be modeled as a response to suddenly imposed environmental stress

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Hallberg, Örjan ^a,b  

^a Hallberg Independent Research   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body resonant; Exposure time; Incidence; Melanoma; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANDINAVIA; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; REGISTRIES; SCANDINAVIA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26944437889     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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