Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidences analyzed worldwide by sex, age, and skin type over personal Ultraviolet-B dose shows no role for sunburn but implies one for Vitamin D3.

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Published in Dermatoendocrinol on December 14, 2016

Authors

Dianne E Godar1, Madhan Subramanian2, Stephen J Merrill3

Author Affiliations

1: Body of Knowledge, Inc., Division of Human Disease Research Worldwide, Racine, WI, USA.
2: George Washington University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington, DC, USA.
3: Marquette University, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

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