Skin examination behavior: The role of melanoma history, skin type, psychosocial factors, and region of residence in determining clinical and self-conducted skin examination

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1142-1151

  Kasparian, Nadine A ^a   Bränström, Richard ^b,c   Chang, Yu Mei ^d   Affleck, Paul ^d   Aspinwall, Lisa G ^e   Tibben, Aad ^g   Azizi, Esther ^h   Baron Epel, Orna ⁱ   Battistuzzi, Linda ^j   Bruno, William ^j   Chan, May ^d   Cuellar, Francisco ^k   Debniak, Tadeusz ^l   Pjanova, Dace ^m   Ertmanski, Slawomir ^l   Figl, Adina ⁿ   Gonzalez, Melinda ^k   Hayward, Nicholas K ^o   Hocevar, Marko ^p   Kanetsky, Peter A ^c   Leachman, Sancy ^f   Bergman, Wilma ^g   Heisele, Olita ^m   Palmer, Jane ^o   Peric, Barbara ^p   Puig, Susana ^k   Schadendorf, Dirk ⁿ   Gruis, Nelleke A ^g   Newton Bishop, Julia ^d   Brandberg, Yvonne ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^l POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^m LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

ⁿ GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^o QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^p INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EXAMINATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; ISRAEL; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867637531     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.1817     Document Type: Article

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