Predictors of skin cancer screening practice and attitudes in primary care

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 775-781

  Rodriguez, Georgette L ^a,b   Ma, Fangchao ^a   Federman, Daniel G ^c,d   Rouhani, Panta ^a   Chimento, Stacy ^a   Multach, Mark ^a   Kirsner, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35148874677     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

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