Thorough skin examination for the early detection of melanoma

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-175

  Weinstock, Martin A ^a,e   Martin, Rosemarie A ^b   Risica, Patricia M ^c   Berwick, Marianne ^d   Lasater, Thomas ^c   Rakowski, William ^c   Goldstein, Michael G ^a   Dubé, Catherine E ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MELANOMA; SELF CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032880302     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(99)00077-X     Document Type: Article

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