© 2018 American Osteopathic Association. Background: Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United States. Training medical students about the importance of sun-protective behaviors is critical to reducing skin cancer rates. However, minimal research has explored osteopathic medical students’ knowledge and behaviors with regard to the sun’s effect on skin health. Objective: To assess first-year osteopathic medical students’ knowledge about skin cancer and UV radiation, attitudes toward tanning, and sun-protective behaviors to establish baseline values. Methods: Using a descriptive, cross-sectional study design, the authors evaluated students’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through a quiz. Results: A total of 121 first-year ost...
By the year 2000, 1 in 90 Americans will develop melanoma during their lifetime (Brodkin, & Altman, ...
AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun protection behavior am...
WOS: 000348377700007PubMed ID: 24751212AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer k...
Background: As future physicians, medical students will play an important role in the prevention of ...
Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about skin cancer in youth and to explore the influence...
Background: Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United States despite being preventable ...
Background: This study evaluated how the level of medical education affected confidence of counselin...
There has been a significant increase in the cases of skin cancer throughout the world in the last f...
PubMed ID: 24751212Aim: The objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun p...
Background: One of the most important causes of skin cancer is exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) radiati...
Aim: The objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun protection behavior ...
The incidence of skin cancer especially melanoma among children, adolescents, and young adults has r...
Background: Health information–seeking behavior refers to ways individuals acquire health informatio...
By the year 2000, 1 in 90 Americans will develop melanoma during their lifetime (Brodkin, & Altman, ...
Objective To examine the importance of tanning among students in relation to attitudes and knowledge...
By the year 2000, 1 in 90 Americans will develop melanoma during their lifetime (Brodkin, & Altman, ...
AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun protection behavior am...
WOS: 000348377700007PubMed ID: 24751212AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer k...
Background: As future physicians, medical students will play an important role in the prevention of ...
Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about skin cancer in youth and to explore the influence...
Background: Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United States despite being preventable ...
Background: This study evaluated how the level of medical education affected confidence of counselin...
There has been a significant increase in the cases of skin cancer throughout the world in the last f...
PubMed ID: 24751212Aim: The objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun p...
Background: One of the most important causes of skin cancer is exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) radiati...
Aim: The objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun protection behavior ...
The incidence of skin cancer especially melanoma among children, adolescents, and young adults has r...
Background: Health information–seeking behavior refers to ways individuals acquire health informatio...
By the year 2000, 1 in 90 Americans will develop melanoma during their lifetime (Brodkin, & Altman, ...
Objective To examine the importance of tanning among students in relation to attitudes and knowledge...
By the year 2000, 1 in 90 Americans will develop melanoma during their lifetime (Brodkin, & Altman, ...
AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer knowledge and sun protection behavior am...
WOS: 000348377700007PubMed ID: 24751212AimThe objective of this study was to determine skin cancer k...