Occupational risk factors, ultraviolet radiation, and ocular melanoma: a case–control study in France
✍ Scribed by Pascal Guénel; Laurent Laforest; Diane Cyr; Joëlle Févotte; Svend Sabroe; Cécile Dufour; Jean-Michel Lutz; Elsebeth Lynge
- Book ID
- 110299266
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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