Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma /

Significant progress has been made in recent years in understanding the origins of cutaneous maligant melanoma. Knowledge of the relationship between solar radiation and melanoma has changed and it now appears that both the character and timing of exposure may be more important than total cumulative...

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Main Author: Gallagher, R. P. (Richard P.), 1944-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Elwood, J. Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1994.
Series:Developments in oncology ; 73.
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