Melanoma risk factors, perceived threat and intentional tanning: an international online survey.

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Published in Eur J Cancer Prev on May 01, 2010

Authors

Richard Bränström1, Yu-Mei Chang, Nadine Kasparian, Paul Affleck, Aad Tibben, Lisa G Aspinwall, Esther Azizi, Orna Baron-Epel, Linda Battistuzzi, William Bruno, May Chan, Francisco Cuellar, Tadeusz Debniak, Dace Pjanova, Sławomir Ertmański, Adina Figl, Melinda Gonzalez, Nicholas K Hayward, Marko Hocevar, Peter A Kanetsky, Samantha L Leaf, Frans A van Nieuwpoort, Olita Heisele, Jane Palmer, Barbara Peric, Susana Puig, Althea D Ruffin, Dirk Schadendorf, Nelleke A Gruis, Yvonne Brandberg, Julia Newton-Bishop

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. richard.branstrom@ki.se

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