Early detection of skin cancer by family physicians: A pilot project

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-109

  De Gannes, Gillian C ^a   Ip, Janet L ^a   Martinka, Magdalena ^a,b   Crawford, Richard I ^a,c   Rivers, Jason K ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Skin Care Centre   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 2942682768     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347540400800205     Document Type: Review

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