The role of gender in examination and counseling for melanoma in primary care

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2061-2063

  Markova, Alina ^a,b,c   Weinstock, Martin A ^a,b,c   Risica, Patricia ^c   Kirtania, Usree ^c   Ombao, Hernando ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; COUNSELING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF EXAMINATION; SEX ROLE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 83455225258     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.592     Document Type: Article

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