The German SCREEN project - Design and evaluation of the communication strategy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 150-155

  Anders, Markus P ^a   Nolte, Sandra ^a,b,c   Waldmann, Annika ^d   Capellaro, Marcus ^e   Volkmer, Beate ^a,f   Greinert, Rüdiger ^a,f   Breitbart, Eckhard W ^a,f  

^a Association of Dermatological Prevention   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^e Marcus Capellaro Institute for Design and Evaluation of Communicative Measures   (Germany)

^f Center of Dermatology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922444988     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku047     Document Type: Review

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