Risk factors in a cohort of patients with multiple primary melanoma

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-257

  McMeniman, Erin ^a   De'Ambrosis, Kathryn ^b   De'Ambrosis, Brian ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b South East Dermatology ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

multiple primary melanoma; risk factor

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CLOTHING; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649309814     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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