Public health interventions for melanoma: Prevention, early detection, and education

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 903-928

  Koh, H K ^a   Geller, A C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CHLOROFLUOROHYDROCARBON; OZONE; SUNSCREEN;

ATTITUDE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031716131     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70030-7     Document Type: Article

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