Predictors of skin self-examination before and after a melanoma diagnosis: The role of medical advice and patients level of education

International Archives of Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Körner, Annett ^a,b,c,d   Coroiu, Adina ^a   Martins, Claudia ^d   Wang, Beatrice ^a,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education level; Medical advice; Melanoma; Skin self exam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SELF EXAMINATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN SELF EXAMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84874275003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17557682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-6-8     Document Type: Article

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