Impact of climate change on skin cancer

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 215-218

  Bharath, A K ^a   Turner, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CHLOROFLUOROHYDROCARBON; OZONE;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MELANOMA; OZONE LAYER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECREATION; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 67649271483     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.080261     Document Type: Review

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