Full body skin examinations: The patient's perspective

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 530-534

  Federman, Daniel G ^a,b,e   Kravetz, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Tobin, Daniel G ^a,b   Ma, Fangchao ^c,d   Kirsner, Robert S ^c,d  

^a Vet Aff Connecticut Hlth Care C ^*  (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Vet Aff Connecticut Hlth Care S   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER;

CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VETERANS;

EID: 2442647950     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.5.530     Document Type: Review

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