DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-0123-1. A comparison of the anatomic distribution of cutaneous melanoma in two populations with different levels of sunlight: the west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia 1982

A comparison of the anatomic distribution of cutaneous melanoma in two populations with different levels of sunlight: the west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia 1982–2001

10.1007/s10552-007-0123-1

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Cancer Causes & Control (297)

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Whiteman, D. C., Bray, C. A., Siskind, V., Hole, D., MacKie, R. M., & Green, A. C. (2007). A comparison of the anatomic distribution of cutaneous melanoma in two populations with different levels of sunlight: the west of Scotland and Queensland, Australia 1982â2001. Cancer Causes & Control, 18(5), 485â491.

Authors 6

David C. Whiteman (first)
Caroline A. Bray (additional)
Victor Siskind (additional)
David Hole (additional)
Rona M. MacKie (additional)
Adèle C. Green (additional)

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Whiteman DC, Whiteman CA, Green AC (2001) Childhood sun exposure as a risk factor for melanoma: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies. Cancer Causes Control 12:69–82 (10.1023/A:1008980919928) / Cancer Causes Control by DC Whiteman (2001)
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