Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 391-397 , March 2007

Examination of mediating variables in a partner assistance intervention designed to increase performance of skin self-examination

  • June K. Robinson, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: June K. Robinson, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 132 E Delaware Pl No. 5806, Chicago, IL 60611.
    • ,
  • Rob Turrisi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University
    • ,
  • Jerod Stapleton, BS

      Affiliations

    • Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University

,Accepted 10 October 2006.

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 Supported by 5R21 CA-103833-02 from the National Cancer Institute (Dr Robinson).Conflicts of interest: None identified.

PII: S0190-9622(06)02858-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.028

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 56, Issue 3 , Pages 391-397 , March 2007

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