Efficacy of a partner assistance intervention designed to increase skin self-examination performance

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-41

  Robinson, June K ^a   Turrisi, Rob ^b   Stapleton, Jerod ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPOUSES;

EID: 33846449544     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.1.37     Document Type: Article

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