Skin cancer screening among hispanic adults in the United States: Results from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 861-863

  Coups, Elliot J ^a,b,c   Stapleton, Jerod L ^a,b   Hudson, Shawna V ^a,b,c   Medina Forrester, Amanda ^a   Goydos, James S ^a,b   Natale Pereira, Ana ^d  

^a RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUERTO RICO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863969038     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.615     Document Type: Article

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