Nonsolar occupational risk factors for cutaneous melanoma
Cristina Fortes PhD,
Esther De Vries PhD,
Cristina Fortes PhD
From the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, and Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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From the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, and Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCristina Fortes PhD,
Esther De Vries PhD,
Cristina Fortes PhD
From the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, and Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorEsther De Vries PhD
From the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy, and Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Cristina Fortes, PhD Clinical Epidemiology Unit Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata IDI-IRCCS Via Monti di Creta 104 Rome 00167 Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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