Impact of primary care provider density on detection and diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma.

INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma is critical in preventing melanoma-associated deaths, but the role of primary care providers (PCPs) in diagnosing melanoma is underexplored. We aimed to explore the association of PCP density with melanoma incidence and mortality. METHODS:All cases...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel H Fleming, Madeline M Grade, Eran Bendavid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6044519?pdf=render