Utilizing hairdressers for early detection of head and neck melanoma: An untapped resource

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 687-688

  Roosta, Neda ^a   Wong, Michael K ^a   Woodley, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatologist referral; early detection; hairdresser; head and neck melanoma; improved prognosis

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HAIRDRESSER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

EID: 84858309097     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.09.010     Document Type: Editorial

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