Brief report: ultraviolet radiation exposure, considering acculturation among Hispanics (project URECAH)

Carolyn J Heckman1, Jessye Cohen-Filipic

  • 1Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. Carolyn.Heckman@fccc.edu

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