Screening for skin cancer in Queensland: Who attends, and why and where do they attend?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-

  Youl, Philippa H ^a   Coxeter, Peter D ^a   Whiteman, David C ^b   Aitken, Joanne F ^a  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 58249098562     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02265.x     Document Type: Letter

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