Methods in skin cancer prevention: Using a question-driven approach to guide the choice of assessment approaches

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1348-1350

  Turrisi, Rob ^a   Stapleton, Jerod ^b   Mallett, Kimberley ^b   Hillhouse, Joel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

DECISION TREES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33750057363     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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