Assessment of a new questionnaire for self-reported sun sensitivity in an occupational skin cancer screening program

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tacke, Jürgen ^a   Dietrich, Jens ^a   Steinebrunner, Beatrix ^a   Reifferscheid, Antonius ^b  

^a Joint Group Practice Dermatology   (Germany)

^b HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROUND TABLE SUNBEDS; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; ADOLESCENT; EVALUATION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349170839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-8-4     Document Type: Article

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