Open AccessCigarette Smoking and the Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Liesbeth Sondermeijer,
Lieke G.E. Lamboo,
Anne C. de Waal,
Tessel E. Galesloot,
Lambertus A. Kiemeney,
Michelle van Rossum,
Katja K.H. Aben
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.224
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000502129
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , melanoma , case control study , logistic regression , demography , sociology , cancer research
Previous studies regarding cigarette smoking causing a lower risk of melanoma are inconclusive. Here, we re-examined melanoma risk in relation to cigarette smoking in a large, case-control study.
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