Sun exposure and risk of lymphoid neoplasms in Singapore

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1055-1064

  Wong, Kin Yoke ^a   Tai, Bee Choo ^a   Chia, Sin Eng ^a   Kuperan, Ponnudurai ^b   Lee, Khai Mun ^c   Lim, Soon Thye ^d   Loong, Susan ^d   Mow, Benjamin ^c   Ng, Siok Bian ^c   Tan, Leonard ^e   Tan, Soo Yong ^e   Tan, Suat Hoon ^f   Tao, Miriam ^d   Wong, Alvin ^c   Wong, Gee Chuan ^e   Seow, Adeline ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case control study; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Occupational sun exposure; Recreational sun exposure; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW RISK POPULATION; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862506797     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-9974-1     Document Type: Article

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