The role of accessibility policies and other determinants of health care provision in the initial prognosis of malignant melanoma: A cross-sectional study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 507-515

  Moreno Ramírez, David ^a   Ojeda Vila, Teresa ^a   Ríos Martín, Juan J ^a   Ruiz Villaverde, Ricardo ^b   De Troya, Magdalena ^c   Sanz Trelles, Andres ^d   Liébana, Rafael Fúnez ^c   Martínez De Victoria, José M ^b   Aneiros Fernández, Jose ^e   Naranjo Sintes, Ramón ^e   Amérigo, Joaquín ^f   Alcalde, Mercedes ^f   Zulueta, Teresa ^g   Domínguez Cruz, Javier J ^g   Solís García, Eduardo ^h   Tejera Vaquerizo, Antonio ^h   Martín Castro, Aurelio M ⁱ   García Mellado, Valentín ⁱ   Martínez García, Silvestre ^d   Martínez García, Araceli ^j   Herrera Acosta, Enrique ^j   Escámez, Pilar Jurado ^k   Rodríguez Fernández, Antonio M ^l   Salvatierra Cuenca, Juan ^m   Moreno Giménez, José C ^m   Guerrero Cauqui, Rosario ⁿ   Armario Hita, Jose C ⁿ   Nieto Garcia, Adoración ^o   Ferrándiz, Lara ^a   more..

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Materno Infantil   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL INFANTA MARGARITA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL DE JEREZ   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL PUNTA DE EUROPA   (Spain)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

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Author keywords

health care service provision; malignant melanoma; primary prevention; prognosis; secondary prevention; skin cancer; teledermatology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TUMOR VOLUME; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906312868     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.049     Document Type: Article

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