Cognitive training with photographs as a new concept in an education campaign for self-detection of melanoma: A pilot study in the community

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1099-1103

  Gaudy Marqueste, C ^a   Dubois, M ^a   Richard, M A ^a   Bonnelye, G ^b   Grob, J J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b TNS Sofres   (France)

Author keywords

campaign; education; melanoma; self detection

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CANCER; TELEPHONE;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80051677681     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03940.x     Document Type: Article

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