Melanoma early detection with thorough skin self-examination: the "Check It Out" randomized trial.

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Published in Am J Prev Med on June 01, 2007

Authors

Martin A Weinstock1, Patricia M Risica, Rosemarie A Martin, William Rakowski, Catherine Dubé, Marianne Berwick, Michael G Goldstein, Suddhasatta Acharyya, Thomas Lasater

Author Affiliations

1: Dermatoepidemiology Unit, VA Medical Center Providence, Brown University, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908, USA. maw@brown.edu

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