Skin cancer screening in primary care: Prevalence and barriers

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 564-566

  Kirsner, R S ^a   Muhkerjee, S ^a   Federman, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032852489     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)80053-X     Document Type: Article

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