Assessment of lifetime cumulative sun exposure using a self-administered questionnaire: Reliability of two approaches

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 464-471

  Yu, Chu Ling ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Freedman, D Michal ^a   Fears, Thomas R ^a   Kwok, Richard ^b   Chodick, Gabriel ^c   Alexander, Bruce ^d   Kimlin, Michael G ^e   Kricker, Anne ^f   Armstrong, Bruce K ^f   Linet, Martha S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549107698     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0894     Document Type: Article

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