Autier et al. Respond to "a sunbed epidemic?"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 771-772

  Autier, Philippe ^a   Tryggvadóttir, Laufey ^c,f   Sigurdsson, Thorgeir ^d,e   Ólafsdóttir, Elínborg ^c   Sigurgeirsson, Bardur ^f   Jonasson, Jon G ^c,e,f   Olafsson, Jon H ^f   Byrnes, Graham B ^g   Héry, Clarisse ^b   Doré, Jean Franois ^b   Boniol, Mathieu ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

^d Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute   (Iceland)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CLIMATE; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; ICELAND; MELANOMA; NOTE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING; SUNBED;

EID: 77957311074     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq236     Document Type: Note

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