Tanning and increased nevus development in very-light-skinned children without red hair

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 989-996

  Aalborg, Jenny ^a   Morelli, Joseph G ^b,c   Mokrohisky, Stefan T ^c,d   Asdigian, Nancy L ^a   Byers, Tim E ^a   Dellavalle, Robert P ^b,e   Box, Neil F ^b   Crane, Lori A ^a,f  

^a Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d Kaiser Foundation Health Plan   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE COLOR; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE; TELEPHONE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COLORADO; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEVUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 70349303775     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.193     Document Type: Article

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