Increased incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma among longshoremen in Genoa, Italy: the role of sunlight and occupational exposure

[...]2451 indoor and 2101 outdoor dockyard workers were eligible for statistical analysis.

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Published inOccupational and environmental medicine (London, England) Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 270 - 271
Main Authors Puntoni, R, Ceppi, M, Casella, C, Ugolini, D, Gennaro, V, Puntoni, M, Vercelli, M, Merlo, D F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.04.2005
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Subjects
Age
Aged
Anatomy
Bladder cancer
Cancer incidence
Chemical hazards
Confidence intervals
Epidemiology
Health risk assessment
Human back
Humans
Incidence
International Statistical Classification of Diseases
Italy - epidemiology
Larynx
Letter
Letters
Male
Maritime industry
Melanoma
Melanoma - epidemiology
Mesothelioma
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
occupational exposure
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Outdoors
Population
Printing industry
Retrospective Studies
Ships
Skin cancer
Skin cancers
skin neoplasms
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Stevedores
Sunlight
Sunlight - adverse effects
Italy
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Summary:[...]2451 indoor and 2101 outdoor dockyard workers were eligible for statistical analysis.
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Correspondence to:
 Dr D F Merlo
 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, National Cancer Research Institute, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy; franco.merlo@istge.it
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ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oem.2004.018374