Much remains to be learned about how UVR induces mutations

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1717-1719

  Rünger, Thomas M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MUTAGENESIS; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84879357047     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.73     Document Type: Review

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