Sun protection and low levels of vitamin D: Are people concerned?

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1015-1019

  Janda, Monika ^a   Kimlin, Michael ^a   Whiteman, David ^b   Aitken, Joanne ^c   Neale, Rachel ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Skin cancer prevention; Sun protection; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34547756936     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-9042-4     Document Type: Article

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