Melanoma risk in relation to use of sunscreen or other sun protection methods

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2583-2593

  Lazovich, DeAnn ^a,b   Vogel, Rachel Isaksson ^b   Berwick, Marianne ^d,e   Weinstock, Martin A ^f,g   Warshaw, Erin M ^a,c   Anderson, Kristin E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHADE; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 83055182224     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0705     Document Type: Article

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