Nevus count on specific anatomic sites as a predictor of total body count: A survey of 3,406 children from Italy

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 472-478

  Gallus, Silvano ^a,b,e   Naldi, Luigi ^a   Carli, Paolo ^c,f   La Vecchia, Carlo ^b,d   Arcangeli, F ^f   Calista, D ^f   Landi, G ^f   Di Landro, A ^f   Catricala C ^f   Eibenschutz, L ^f   Lo Scocco, G ^f   Di Lernia, V ^f   Tosti, A ^f   Misciali, C ^f   Scardigli, F ^f   Cristofolini, M ^f   Simonacci, M ^f   Sigona, M ^f   Pasolini, G ^f   Manganoni, A ^f   Lonati, A ^f   Betti, R ^f   Barba, A ^f   De Agostini, F ^f   Fabbrocini, G ^f   Balato, N ^f   Santoianni, P ^f   Bertazzoni, M G ^f   Danese, P ^f   Stanganelli, I ^f   Moretti, S ^f   Iannantuono, M ^f   Taddeucci, P ^f   Virgili, A ^f   Fenizi, G ^f   Rossi, E ^f   Pini, M ^f   more..

^a Bergamo General Hospital   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Body regions; Child; Dermatology; Italy; Nevus

Indexed keywords

CHILD; SKIN DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NECK; PREDICTION; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEVUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547670114     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm114     Document Type: Article

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