Campaigning for melanoma prevention: A model for a health education program

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-47

  Marks, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common skin diseases; Epidemiology; Health education programs; Melanoma prevention

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ACNE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TINEA PEDIS; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0742324522     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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