Outdoor activities in childhood: a protective factor for cutaneous melanoma? Results of a case-control study in 271 matched pairs
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 145 (4) , 602-609
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04432.x
Abstract
Background A matched case–control study was performed in Munich, Germany, in 1996–97 to evaluate the risk of cutaneous melanoma due to ultraviolet (UV) exposure behaviour in Southern Bavaria, German...Keywords
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