General practitioner screening for melanoma: Sensitivity, specificity, and effect of training

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 156-161

  Burton, R C ^a   Howe, C ^b   Adamson, L ^c   Reid, A L ^c   Hersey, P ^b   Watson, A ^b   Watt, G ^b   Relic, J ^b   Holt, D ^b   Thursfield, V ^a   Clarke, P ^d   Armstrong, B K ^e  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Newcastle Melanoma Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Melanoma; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0031666550     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.3.156     Document Type: Article

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