Recent skin self-examination and doctor visits in relation to melanoma risk and tumour depth

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 571-576

  Titus, L J ^a,b   Clough Gorr, K ^c   Mackenzie, T A ^d   Perry, A ^d   Spencer, S K ^d   Weiss, J ^a   Abrahams Gessel, S ^a   Ernstoff, M S ^d  

^a NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878660859     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12003     Document Type: Article

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