Are we overemphasizing sun avoidance in protection from melanoma?

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 469-470

  Wartman, David ^a,b   Weinstock, Martin ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MELANOMA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549111394     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0301     Document Type: Note

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