Photoprotection counseling of non-white ethno-racial groups: A survey of the practice of expert dermatologists

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 335-337

  Pourciau, Crystal Y ^a   Eide, Melody J ^a   Mahan, Meredith ^a   Lim, Henry W ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic dermatology; Photoprotection; Physician behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGIST; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84868657053     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12001     Document Type: Article

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