Melanoma knowledge, perception, and awareness in ethnic minorities in Chicago: Recommendations regarding education

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-320

  Robinson, June K ^a   Joshi, Komal M ^b   Ortiz, Sara ^a   Kundu, Roopal V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; melanoma skin cancer; oncologic health disparity; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIO RECORDING; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SUNBURN; TAN SPOT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79951894361     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1736     Document Type: Article

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