Risk factors for intraocular melanoma and occupational exposure.

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Published in Br J Ophthalmol on October 01, 1999

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J M Lutz1, I A Cree, A J Foss

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1: Registre Genevois des Tumeurs, 55 Bvd de la Cluse, CH-1205 Genève, Switzerland.

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