Nonsolar occupational risk factors for cutaneous melanoma

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-328

  Fortes, Cristina ^a,b   De Vries, Esther ^a,b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DIESEL FUEL; DIOXIN; HERBICIDE; MINERAL OIL; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SOLVENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AGRICULTURE; AIRPLANE CREW; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MEDLINE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OIL INDUSTRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHENOTYPE; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SUN EXPOSURE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41749091386     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03653.x     Document Type: Review

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