European Journal of Cancer
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 16-18 , January 2008

Protective effect from solar exposure, risk of an ecological fallacy

  • Tom K. Grimsrud

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry of Norway, N-0310 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +47 2245 1300; fax: +47 2245 1370.
    • ,
  • Aage Andersen

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Registry of Norway, N-0310 Oslo, Norway
    • Retired 2004.

Received 12 July 2007 ,Revised 13 October 2007 ,Accepted 22 October 2007.

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PII: S0959-8049(07)00851-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.10.019

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 16-18 , January 2008

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