Patient adherence to skin self-examination: Effect of nurse intervention with photographs

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-155

  Oliveria, Susan A ^a   Dusza, Stephen W ^a   Phelan, Deborah L ^a   Ostroff, Jamie S ^a   Berwick, Marianne ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1642578889     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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