North-South gradients of melanomas and non-melanomas: A role of vitamin D?

Dermato-Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 186-191

  Moan, Johan ^a,b   Grigalavicius, Mantas ^a   Baturaite, Zivile ^a   Juzeniene, Asta ^a   Dahlback, Arne ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cutaneous malignant melanoma; Incidence rates; Latitude; Skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; ERYTHEMA; EUROPE; MELANOMA; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UVEA MELANOMA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VULVA;

EID: 84881158027     PISSN: 19381972     EISSN: 19381980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/derm.23791     Document Type: Article

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