The duty to inspect the skin and counsel those at risk to develop melanoma

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1702-1704

  Robinson, June K ^a   Mallett, Kimberly A ^b   Geller, Alan C ^a   Johnson, Timothy M ^a   Miller, Donald R ^a   Brooks, Katie R ^a   Layton, Christle J ^a   Swetter, Susan M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MELANOMA; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 65349160951     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.542     Document Type: Note

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