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Phenotypical characteristics, lifestyle, social class and uveal melanoma.
Ophthalmic epidemiology - 1 Dec 2003
Stang Andreas, Ahrens Wolfgang, Anastassiou Gerasimos, Jöckel Karl-Heinz
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate potential risk factors of uveal melanoma, including phenotypical characteristics, eye burns, social class, smoking and alcohol consumption. METHODS: A hospital-based and population-based case-control study of uveal melanoma was carried out from 1995 through 1998 and the results pooled. A total of 118 patients (59 men and 59 women) with uveal melanoma and 475 controls matching on sex, age...
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