The relationship between cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and the colour of skin, hair and eyes, the extent of sun exposure and reaction to it, education, and the occurrence of skin neoplasms in patients and their families was evaluated in a case-control study of 103 cases of CMM and 205 control s
Constitutional and environmental risk factors for cutaneous melanoma in an italian population. A case-control study
β Scribed by Tiziana Manunta; Angela Ferrari; Tamara Micantonio; Ketty Peris
- Book ID
- 116578847
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6787
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