Impact of melanoma diagnosis on sun-awareness and protection: Efficacy of education campaigns in a high-risk population

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 303-309

  Freiman, Anatoli ^a   Yu, John ^a   Loutfi, Antoine ^a   Wang, Beatrice ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION;

AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 27544478222     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-005-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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