Open AccessPrimary Care–Based Skin Cancer Screening in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Author(s) -
Susan M. Swetter,
Julia Chang,
Amanda R. Shaub,
Martin A. Weinstock,
Eleanor T. Lewis,
Steven M. Asch
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1324
Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , veterans affairs , referral , cancer , dermatology , biopsy , skin biopsy , family medicine
Skin cancer screening may improve melanoma outcomes and keratinocyte carcinoma morbidity, but little is known about the feasibility of skin cancer training and clinical skin examination (CSE) by primary care practitioners (PCPs) in large health care systems.
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