Awareness of, knowledge of and attitudes to nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and actinic keratosis (AK) among physicians

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 638-642

  Halpern, Allan C ^a,b   Hanson, Laura J ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD; INTERFERON;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FACE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEAD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LEARNING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRECANCER; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SURGERY; SPAIN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRUNK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; KERATOSIS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644370517     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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