Patient gender affects skin cancer screening practices and attitudes among veterans

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-518

  Federman, Daniel G ^a   Kravetz, Jeffrey D ^b   Ma, Fancgchao ^b   Kirsner, Robert S ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Full body skin examinations; Screening; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY NURSING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-EXAMINATION; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VETERANS;

EID: 43149104142     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318167b739     Document Type: Article

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