Does alcohol consumption increase the risk of cutaneous melanoma? Comments on a recent meta-analysis: Reply from the authors

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 658-659

  Rota, M ^a,b   Negri, E ^b   Pelucchi, C ^b   La Vecchia, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; MALE; MELANOMA;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA;

EID: 84925271876     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12996     Document Type: Letter

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