Prevalence of whole-body skin self-examination in a population at high risk for skin cancer (Australia)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-463

  Aitken, Joanne F ^a   Janda, Monika ^b   Lowe, John B ^c   Elwood, Mark ^d   Ring, Ian T ^e   Youl, Philippa H ^f   Firman, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Queensland Australia ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d National Cancer Control Initiative   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

melanoma; randomised controlled trial; screening; skin self examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4043078596     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CACO.0000036451.39128.f6     Document Type: Review

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