Artificial ultraviolet radiation and ocular melanoma in Australia

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 896-900

  Vajdic, Claire M ^a,g   Kricker, Anne ^b,g   Giblin, Michael ^c   Mckenzie, John ^d   Aitken, Joanne F ^e   Giles, Graham G ^f   Armstrong, Bruce K ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^f CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^g CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial ultraviolet radiation; Australia; Case control study; Ocular melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CHOROID MELANOMA; CILIARY BODY TUMOR; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CANCER; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRIS TUMOR; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUN EXPOSURE; WELDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WELDING;

EID: 7244242246     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20476     Document Type: Article

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