Sunburn, sunscreens, and phenotypes: some risk factors for cutaneous melanoma in southern Brazil

@article{Bakos2002SunburnSA,
  title={Sunburn, sunscreens, and phenotypes: some risk factors for cutaneous melanoma in southern Brazil},
  author={L{\'u}cio Bakos and Mario Wagner and Renato Marchiori Bakos and C S Leite and Cristina L. Sperhacke and Karina S Dzekaniak and Ana Gleisner},
  journal={International Journal of Dermatology},
  year={2002},
  volume={41}
}
Background The risk factors for cutaneous malignant melanoma have been studied in populations from numerous countries around the world. There are no published studies on the risk factors for this malignancy in Brazil, the largest country in South America. 
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