Body Satisfaction. Effect on Thorough Skin Self-Examination

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Risica, Patricia Markham ^a,e   Weinstock, Martin A ^c,d,e   Rakowski, William ^e   Kirtania, Usree ^a   Martin, Rosemarie A ^b,e   Smith, Kevin J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SATISFACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SATISFACTION; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN EXAMINATION; SPECTACLES; TELEPHONE; THOROUGH SKIN SELF-EXAMINATION; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN;

EID: 44649083738     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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