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Sun exposure, phenotypic characteristics, and cutaneous malignant melanoma. An analysis according to different clinico-pathological variants and anatomic locations (Italy).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Oct 2005
Naldi Luigi, Altieri Andrea, Imberti Gian Lorenzo, Gallus Silvano, Bosetti Cristina, La Vecchia Carlo
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine the relation between sun exposure and other selected risk factors and the development of different clinico-pathological variants of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) at different body locations. METHODS: We analysed data from a case-control study conducted in Italy between 1992 and 1994 on 542 cases of CMM and 538 hospital controls. Clinico-pathological variants...
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