The relation between patterns of vacation sun exposure and the development of acquired melanocytic nevi in German children 6-7 years of age

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1162-1169

  Gefeller, Olaf ^a   Tarantino, Jasmin ^a   Lederer, Peter ^b   Uter, Wolfgang ^a   Pfahlberg, Annette B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Regional Health Authority   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Dermatology; Environmental exposure; Holidays; Melanoma; Nevus; Sunlight; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447132248     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm007     Document Type: Article

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