Validation of the Self-Assessment of Melanoma Risk Score for a melanoma-targeted screening

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 588-595

  Quéreux, Gaëlle ^a   N'Guyen, Jean Michel ^a   Cary, Myriam ^a   Jumbou, Olivier ^a   Lequeux, Yves ^a   Dréno, Brigitte ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Prevention; Risk score; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866996179     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328353ed68     Document Type: Article

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