Psychosocial impact of skin biopsies in the setting of melanoma screening: a cross-sectional survey
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N.H. Matthews
Department of Dermatology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorP.M. Risica
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorL.K. Ferris
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM. Beatson
Center for Dermatoepidemiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM. Saul
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorA.C. Geller
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorF. Solano
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorJ.M. Kirkwood
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM.A. Weinstock
Department of Dermatology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Center for Dermatoepidemiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, U.S.A
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N.H. Matthews
Department of Dermatology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorP.M. Risica
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorL.K. Ferris
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM. Beatson
Center for Dermatoepidemiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM. Saul
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorA.C. Geller
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorF. Solano
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorJ.M. Kirkwood
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorM.A. Weinstock
Department of Dermatology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Department of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, U.S.A
Center for Dermatoepidemiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, U.S.A
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