Behavioral factors of patients before and after diagnosis with melanoma: A cohort study - Are sun-protection measures being implemented?

Melanoma Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Soto, Elizabeth ^a   Lee, Heidi ^a   Saladi, Rao N ^a   Gerson, Yossi ^a,b   Manginani, Sridevi ^a,b   Lam, Kevin ^a,b   Persaud, Andrea N ^a,b   Wong, Robert ^a,b   Alexandrescu, Doru T ^a,d   Fox, Joshua L ^a,c  

^a New Age Skin Research Foundation   (France)

^b New Age Skin Research Group   (France)

^c Advanced Dermatology PC   (France)

^d Washington Cancer and Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior factors; Campaign; Cohort study; Education; Melanoma; Preventative measures

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING;

COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 77949560052     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e328328f802     Document Type: Article

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