Childhood exposure to ultraviolet radiation and harmful skin effects: Epidemiological evidence

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-355

  Green, Adèle C ^a,b   Wallingford, Sarah C ^b   McBride, Penelope ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

NEMOPHILA; PSEUDOMUGILIDAE;

CHILD; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84858738059     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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