Sunnier European countries have lower melanoma mortality

A R Shipman; A B Clark; N J Levell

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04024.x

Sunnier European countries have lower melanoma mortality

A R Shipman, A B Clark, N J Levell

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Abstract

Doubt has been cast on sunlight as the major causative factor for malignant melanoma. We performed statistical analysis of the average annual sunlight hours in 36 European capital cities compared with the country's melanoma mortality rate. A significant inverse proportionality was identified in both men and women, indicating that sun exposure is unlikely to be the strongest factor affecting mortality from malignant melanoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-547
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04024.x
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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