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Sunburn, sunscreens, and phenotypes: some risk factors for cutaneous melanoma in southern Brazil.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Sept 2002
Bakos Lucio, Wagner Mario, Bakos Renato M, Leite Cristina S M, Sperhacke Cristina L, Dzekaniak Karina S, Gleisner Ana L M
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BACKGROUND: The risk factors for cutaneous malignant melanoma have been studied in populations from numerous countries around the world. There are no published studies on the risk factors for this malignancy in Brazil, the largest country in South America. METHODS: A case-control study of all melanoma patients attending a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, was conducted over a 3-year period from 1995 to...
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