Skin cancer prevention: Education and public health issues

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-61

  Mahon, Suzanne M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NURSE'S ROLE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0037315992     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sonu.2003.50005     Document Type: Article

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