Clinicians cite time, patient embarrassment as barriers to performing skin cancer exams
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 12:40
in Health & Medicine
Time constraints, other illnesses and patient embarrassment may prevent dermatologists, internists and family practitioners from conducting full-body skin examinations, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, dermatologists are significantly more likely than internists and family practitioners to conduct such screenings...