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Elsevier, Year Book of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, (2010), p. 401-402

DOI: 10.1016/s0093-3619(09)79528-0

Oxford University Press (OUP), American Journal of Epidemiology, 1(169), p. 41-53

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn289

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Study of Nevi in Children (SONIC): Baseline Findings and Predictors of Nevus Count

Journal article published in 2008 by Susan A. Oliveria, Jaya M. Satagopan, Alan C. Geller, Stephen W. Dusza, Martin A. Weinstock, S. Bellew, Marianne Berwick ORCID, Maureen K. Heneghan, Marilyn Bishop, Allan C. Halpern, J. Q. Del Rosso
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Abstract

The authors report baseline findings and predictors of nevus count (log total nevi) at the completion of year 1 (2004) of the first known population-based, prospective study of nevi in a US cohort of children. Overall, 64% (n = 443/691) of grade 5 students and their parents in Framingham, Massachusetts, completed surveys and underwent digital photography. Total nevus count was associated with skin and hair color and tendency to burn, as measured by a sun sensitivity index. In multivariate analyses, male gender (rate ratio (RR) = 1.38, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22, 1.55; P