Assessing hairdressers' knowledge of scalp and neck melanoma and their willingness to detect lesions and make referrals to dermatologists

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-185

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84870893774     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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