Systematic skin cancer screening in Northern Germany

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-211

  Breitbart, Eckhard W ^a,b   Waldmann, Annika ^c   Nolte, Sandra ^a,d   Capellaro, Marcus ^a   Greinert, Ruediger ^a,b   Volkmer, Beate ^a,b   Katalinic, Alexander ^a,c  

^a Association of Dermatological Prevention eV   (Germany)

^b Center of Dermatology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer prevention; early detection; early diagnosis; epidemiology; melanoma; nonmelanocytic skin cancer; screening; skin cancer; whole body examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NONMELANOCYTIC SKIN CANCER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84855860689     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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