Sun exposure before and after a diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma: Estimated by developments in serum vitamin D, skin pigmentation and interviews

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Idorn, L W ^a   Philipsen, P A ^a   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79959762990     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10348.x     Document Type: Article

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