Frequency and distribution pattern of melanocytic naevi in Swedish 8-9-year-old children

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Synnerstad, Ingrid ^a   Nilsson, Lennart ^a   Fredrikson, Mats ^b   Rosdahl, Inger ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Melanocytic naevus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SWEDEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 3242708692     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410025903     Document Type: Article

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