Reduced melanoma after regular sunscreen use: Randomized trial follow-up

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-263

  Green, Adèle C ^a   Williams, Gail M ^a   Logan, Valerie ^a   Strutton, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 79951999964     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.28.7078     Document Type: Article

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