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Phenotypic markers, sunlight-related factors and sunscreen use in patients with cutaneous melanoma: an Austrian case-control study.
Melanoma research - 1 Aug 1998
Wolf P, Quehenberger F, Müllegger R, Stranz B, Kerl H
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Sunscreens have been advocated to prevent burning in the hope that this will decrease the chance of developing melanoma. In a single-centre case-control study in Styria, Austria, we examined the risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in relation to phenotypic markers, sunlight-related factors and sunscreen use. In total, 193 melanoma patients and 319 control subjects answered a comprehensive questionnaire regarding...
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