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Sun damage in ultraviolet photographs correlates with phenotypic melanoma risk factors in 12-year-old children.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Oct 2012
Gamble Ryan G, Asdigian Nancy L, Aalborg Jenny, Gonzalez Victoria, Box Neil F, Huff Laura S, Barón Anna E, Morelli Joseph G, Mokrohisky Stefan T, Crane Lori A, Dellavalle Robert P
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BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet (UV) photography has been used to motivate sun safety in behavioral interventions. The relationship between sun damage shown in UV photographs and melanoma risk has not been systematically investigated. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between severity of sun damage in UV photographs and phenotypic melanoma risk factors in children. METHODS: UV, standard visible and cross-polarized...
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