Screening for skin cancer in Queensland: who attends, and why and where do they attend?

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Author(s)
Youl, Philippa H
Coxeter, Peter D
Whiteman, David C
Aitken, Joanne F
Year published
2009
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A number of commentaries and articles have been published recently about the ability of doctors working in primary care skin cancer clinics to diagnose and manage skin cancer.1,2,3 However, limited information has been published comparing the patient populations that attend the different service providers (ie, “traditional” general practitioners versus doctors at skin cancer clinics).A number of commentaries and articles have been published recently about the ability of doctors working in primary care skin cancer clinics to diagnose and manage skin cancer.1,2,3 However, limited information has been published comparing the patient populations that attend the different service providers (ie, “traditional” general practitioners versus doctors at skin cancer clinics).
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Journal Title
Medical Journal of Australia
Volume
190
Issue
1
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Youl PH, Coxeter PD, Whiteman DC and Aitken JF. Screening for skin cancer in Queensland: who attends, and why and where do they attend? Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 45. © Copyright 2009 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
Psychology