Factors associated with the prevalence of atypical nevus in a Mediterranean pigmented skin lesion clinic

Melanoma Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 469-473

  Lasithiotakis, Konstantinos G ^a,b   Kokolakis, Athanasios ^a   Giannikaki, Elpida ^b   Krasagakis, Konstantinos ^a   Tosca, Androniki ^a  

^a Melanoma Unit   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

atypical nevus; melanocytic nevus; nevus prevention; risk factors; sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN LESION CLINIC; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052666608     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: 14735636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32834941f9     Document Type: Article

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