Sunscreen and melanoma: Is our prevention message correct?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 735-739

  Planta, Margaret B ^a  

^a Sutter Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Changing practice; Lifestyle modification; Melanoma; Patient education; Skin cancer; Sunburn; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 81855225877     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100178     Document Type: Article

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