Uptake of skin self-examination and clinical examination behavior by outdoor workers ashley

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 214-222

  Walton, Ashley E ^a,b   Janda, Monika ^a   Youl, Philippa H ^c   Baade, Peter ^a,c   Aitken, Joanne F ^c   Whiteman, David C ^d   Gordon, Louisa G ^e   Neale, Rachel E ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Asthma Foundation of Queensland   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early detection of cancer; Melanoma; Occupational health; Secondary prevention; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL SELF EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN SELF EXAMINATION; VERY ELDERLY; WORK; WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEENSLAND; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF-EXAMINATION; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84895788281     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2013.771247     Document Type: Article

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