Critically evaluating the evidence: Risk versus benefit for sun exposure

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-518

  Lucas, Robyn M ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; TH1 CELL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 35949001684     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.2.5.515     Document Type: Editorial

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