The association between counseling, sun protection, and early detection of skin cancer in middle-aged Israelis

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 338-344

  Baron Epel, Orna ^a,b   Azizi, Esther ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Counseling; Early detection; Middle age; Skin cancer; Skin self examination; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242489272     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-090X(03)00132-6     Document Type: Article

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