The skin awareness study: Promoting thorough skin self-examination for skin cancer among men 50 years or older

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-130

  Janda, M ^a   Baade, P D ^b   Youl, P H ^b   Aitken, J F ^b   Whiteman, D C ^c   Gordon, L ^c   Neale, R E ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early detection; Melanoma; Randomized controlled trial; Self examination; Skin cancer; Video

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEENSLAND; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 73049117444     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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