Training program to raise consciousness among adolescents for protection against skin cancer through performance of skin self examination

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5011-5017

  Balyaci, Özüm Erkin ^a   Kostu, Nazan ^b   Temel, Ayla Bayik ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Skin cancer; Skin self examination; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874007866     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.10.5011     Document Type: Article

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