Early diagnosis for melanoma: Is open access to skin cancer clinics really significant? A prospective study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 334-335

  De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^a   Gori, Alessia ^a   Alfaioli, Barbara ^a   Rossari, Susanna ^a   Grazzini, Marta ^a   Pata, Maria Antonia ^a   Moretti, Silvia ^a   Lotti, Torello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Screening campaigns; Self awareness; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84755161637     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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