Efficacy of a Partner Assistance Intervention Designed to Increase Skin Self-examination Performance
Archives of DermatologyPublished 1 January 2007
June K. Robinson, Rob Turrisi, Jerod L. Stapleton
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Dyadic learning may be more effective than solo learning in regard to interventions designed to teach and promote health behaviors, such as SSE.
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Dyadic learning may be more effective than solo learning in regard to interventions designed to teach and promote health behaviors, such as SSE.
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