Sex-related location of head and neck melanoma strongly argues for a major role of sun exposure in cars and photoprotection by hair

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1205-1211

  Lesage, Candice ^a   Barbe, Coralie ^a   Le Clainche, Annick ^b   Lesage, François Xavier ^c   Bernard, Philippe ^a   Grange, Florent ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^c Hopital Sebastopol   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAR; EAR; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HAIR; HEAD AND NECK MELANOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUN EXPOSURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 84876688677     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.405     Document Type: Article

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