Ambient UVB and Melanoma Risk in the United States: A Case-Control Analysis

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 447-453

  Lea, C Suzanne ^a   Scotto, Joseph A ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^a   Fine, Judith ^a   Barnhill, Raymond L ^a   Berwick, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure Assessment; Malignant Melanoma; Ultraviolet Rays

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249035261     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.030     Document Type: Article

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