UVA, UVB and incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Norway and Sweden

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Moan, Johan ^a,b   Baturaite, Zivile ^a   Porojnicu, Alina Carmen ^a   Dahlback, Arne ^b   Juzeniene, Asta ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 84255197166     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1pp05215b     Document Type: Review

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