Self-reported screening for skin cancer in Austria

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 607-610

  Haidinger, Gerald ^a   Waldhoer, Thomas ^a   Duschek, Nikolaus ^a   Vutuc, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Incidence; Melanoma; Prevalence; Screening; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73249133730     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2009.0775     Document Type: Article

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