The different psychological profiles of subjects attending melanoma screening campaigns and those delaying diagnosis: An aid for designing preventive campaigns?

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 802-807

  Forghieri, Matilde ^a   Longo, Caterina ^a   Galeazzi, Gian Maria ^b   Rigatelli, Marco ^a   Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Euromelanoma day; Melanoma; Patient diagnostic delay; Preventive campaign; Psychological profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 78649892471     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1103     Document Type: Article

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