Nurse practitioners' knowledge and practice regarding malignant melanoma assessment and counseling

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 367-375

  Furfaro, Terri ^a,c   Bernaix, Laura ^b   Schmidt, Cynthia ^b   Clement, Jacquelyn ^b  

^a Gregory and Musick Dermatology Ltd   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier; Preventive measures; Risk factor; Screenings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; COUNSELING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47349112023     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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