MELANOMA AND ULTRAVIOLET-RADIATION

被引:18
作者
ELWOOD, JM
机构
[1] Hugh Adam Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Otago University Medical School, Dunedin
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10.1016/0738-081X(92)90056-5
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
摘要
External ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the major causative factor for human cutaneous melanoma. In this article the evidence supporting this statement and some of the implications are discussed. © 1992.
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页数:10
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