A randomised trial of skin photography as an aid to screening skin lesions in older males

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 128-132

  Hanrahan, P F ^a   D'Este, C A ^b   Menzies, S W ^c   Plummer, T ^d   Hersey, Peter ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Nelson Bay Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

AUSTRALIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036399165     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.9.3.128     Document Type: Article

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