The Melanoma care study: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a psychoeducational intervention for melanoma survivors at high risk of developing new primary disease

BMC Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Dieng, Mbathio ^a   Kasparian, Nadine A ^b   Morton, Rachael L ^a   Mann, Graham J ^c   Butow, Phyllis ^c   Menzies, Scott ^d   Costa, Daniel S J ^c   Cust, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Intervention; Melanoma; Protocol; Psycho education; Psychological stress; Randomised controlled trial; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007354253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20507283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/S40359-015-0074-3     Document Type: Article

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