Ultraviolet light and skin cancer in athletes

Sports Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-340

  Harrison, Shannon C ^a   Bergfeld, Wilma F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051866685     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738109338923     Document Type: Article

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