Rates of sunburn among dermatology patients

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-232

  Mallett, Kimberly A ^a   Ackerman, Sarah ^a   Turrisi, Rob ^a   Robinson, June K ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT COUNSELING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; INCIDENCE; SKIN DISEASES; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; SKIN DISEASES; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84922931299     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: 21686084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3092     Document Type: Letter

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