Skin cancer in general practice: Impact of an early detection campaign

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 574-576

  Reen, Barbara ^a   Coppa, Kay ^a   Smith, David P ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547775170     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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