The confounding influence of sun exposure in melanoma

Diffey and Gies describes a study examining outdoor ultraviolet exposure in schoolchildren in England and Australia. On average, children in both countries received about 5% of ambient radiation, but the distribution of exposures in Australia was considerably higher than in England.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 351; no. 9109; pp. 1101 - 1102
Main Authors Diffey, BL, Gies, HP
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 11.04.1998
Lancet
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
Dermatology
England
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Medical research
Medical sciences
Melanoma
Melanoma - etiology
Queensland
Radiometry - methods
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - etiology
Sun
Sunlight
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
Ultraviolet radiation
Ultraviolet Rays
England
Queensland
United Kingdom > UK
Australia
Human
Skin disease
Risk factor
Malignant melanoma
Exposure
Skin
Malignant tumor
Solar radiation
Child
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Summary:Diffey and Gies describes a study examining outdoor ultraviolet exposure in schoolchildren in England and Australia. On average, children in both countries received about 5% of ambient radiation, but the distribution of exposures in Australia was considerably higher than in England.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79381-8