Early-life or lifetime sun exposure, sun reaction, and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma in an Asian population

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 771-776

  Chen, Yen Ching ^a   Christiani, David C ^b   Su, Huey Jen Jenny ^c   Hsueh, Yu Mei ^d   Smith, Thomas J ^b   Ryan, Louise M ^b   Chao, Sheau Chiou ^e   Lee, Julia Yu Yun ^e   Guo, Yue Liang Leon ^f  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early age; Lifetime; Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ETHNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955293559     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9505-x     Document Type: Article

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