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Occupational association with melanoma: a US ecological county-level analysis

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    Kaden M. Thomas, Christopher R. Cullison, Henry O. Herrera & Jeremy S. Bordeaux

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K.T. led project ideation, created tables and the supplemental map, and wrote the manuscript C.C. conducted the statistical analysis and generated figures 1-2 H.H. assisted in project ideation and writing J.B. advised the project and writing

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Thomas, K.M., Cullison, C.R., Herrera, H.O. et al. Occupational association with melanoma: a US ecological county-level analysis. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 165 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02922-4

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