Study of nevi in children (SONIC): Baseline findings and predictors of nevus count

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-53

  Oliveria, Susan A ^a   Satagopan, Jaya M ^a   Geller, Alan C ^b   Dusza, Stephen W ^a   Weinstock, Martin A ^c,d   Berwick, Marianne ^e   Bishop, Marilyn ^f   Heneghan, Maureen K ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f School Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Environmental exposure; Longitudinal studies; Melanoma; Nevus; Nevus, pigmented; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN; STUDENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENDER; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEVUS; PARENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMETRY; POPULATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SEASHORE; SKIN; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

FRAMINGHAM; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149252269     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn289     Document Type: Article

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