Titre :
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Effect of sunscreen and clothing on the number of melanocytic nevi in 1,812 German children attending day care. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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Jürgen BAUER ;
Petra BUTTNER ;
Claus GARBE ;
LUTHER (Heike) : DEU. Department of Dermatology. Faculty of Medicine. Ruhr-University. Bochum. ;
Tine-Sander WIECKER ;
Eberhard Karls University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Dermatology. Tübingen. DEU ;
James Cook University. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Skin Cancer Research Group. Townsville. AUS
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 161, n° 7, 2005)
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Pagination :
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620-627
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Habillement
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Allemagne
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Europe
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Enfant
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Homme
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Prévention santé
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Comportement
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Epidémiologie
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Peau [pathologie]
;
Cancer
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Y2LR0xEm. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The number of melanocytic nevi is the most important risk factor for cutaneous melanoma. This 1998 cross-sectional study of 1,812 children aged 2-7 years from 78 day-care centers in Germany analyzed the protective effect of sunscreen and clothing on the number of melanocytic nevi. Total body nevi were counted, and pigmentary features were assessed. Parents underwent a standardized interview concerning their children's sun exposure and sun-protective behavior. Almost 95% of the children had used sunscreen previously. Children who used sunscreen and wore more clothing spent significantly longer periods on holidays in sunny climates (p
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