Educating patients about malignant melanoma: Computer-assisted learning in a pigmented lesion clinic

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-71

  Sefton, E ^a   Glazebrook, C ^a   Garrud, P ^a   Zaki, I ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Computer learning; Malignant melanoma; Pigmented lesion clinics

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; LEARNING; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033980357     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03243.x     Document Type: Article

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