Comment on “Gender-Based Differences and Barriers in Skin Protection Behaviors in Melanoma Survivors”
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1Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA 2Department of Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA 3Department of Health Science, College of Human Environmental Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA 4Department of Social Work, School of Applied Sciences, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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Gender-Based Differences and Barriers in Skin Protection Behaviors in Melanoma Survivors
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دوره 2016 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016