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Francesco Sera

Researcher at University of London

Publications -  207
Citations -  15386

Francesco Sera is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 180 publications receiving 11925 citations. Previous affiliations of Francesco Sera include University of Florence & Sapienza University of Rome.

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Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: II. Sun exposure.

TL;DR: Role of country, inclusion of controls with dermatological diseases and other study features seemed to suggest that "well conducted" studies supported the intermittent sun Exposure hypothesis: a positive association for intermittent sun exposure and an inverse association with a high continuous pattern of sun exposure.
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Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet

Giuseppe Argenziano, +56 more
TL;DR: The virtual Consensus Net Meeting on Dermoscopy represents a valid tool for better standardization of the dermoscopic terminology and, moreover, opens up a new territory for diagnosing and managing pigmented skin lesions.
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Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

TL;DR: The data show independent associations between short-term exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 and daily all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in more than 600 cities across the globe, and reinforce the evidence of a link between mortality and PM concentration established in regional and local studies.
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Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: I. Common and atypical naevi

TL;DR: A systematic meta-analysis of observational studies of melanoma and one of the most important risk factors, the number of naevi, was conducted in order to clarify aspects of the aetiology of this disease.
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Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: III. Family history, actinic damage and phenotypic factors

TL;DR: A systematic meta-analysis of observational studies of melanoma and family history, actinic damage and phenotypic factors was conducted as part of a comprehensive meta- analysis of all major risk factors for melanoma.