Awareness, knowledge and attitudes to basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratoses among the general public within Europe

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 552-555

  MacKie, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinic keratoses; Basal cell carcinoma; Public knowledge; Sunlight; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN CANCER; SPAIN; SUN EXPOSURE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 4544377592     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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