Improving skin cancer prevention and detection education in US medical schools [2]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 524-526

  Brandling Bennett, Heather A ^b   Capaldi, Laura A ^b   Gilchrest, Barbara A ^b   Geller, Alan C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; ADULT; CURRICULUM; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646080112     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.4.524     Document Type: Letter

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