Cutaneous melanoma in women. II. Phenotypic characteristics and other host-related factors.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117360

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Cutaneous melanoma in women. II. Phenotypic characteristics and other host-related factors.

American journal of epidemiology - 15 May 1995

Holly E A, Aston D A, Cress R D, Ahn D K, Kristiansen J J

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A total of 452 women with cutaneous malignant melanoma and 930 control subjects aged 25-59 years participated in a population-based case-control study carried out in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1981 and 1986. Interviews were conducted in the homes of the women. Questions were asked about v...

Topics

Adult
Body Weight
Case-Control Studies
Ethnicity
Eye Color
Female
Hair Color
Humans
Melanoma
Melanosis
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms
Skin Pigmentation

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