Social Media and Skin Cancer Prevention: A Promising Platform for Education Among Adolescents and Young Adults

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Mary Cavanagh
TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Brinda Chellappan
Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL

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social media, skin cancer, adolescents

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Abstract not availalbe. 

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Nov 5, 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.5.6.20

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Cavanagh, M., & Chellappan, B. . (2021). Social Media and Skin Cancer Prevention: A Promising Platform for Education Among Adolescents and Young Adults. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 5(6), 704–705. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.5.6.20
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Vol. 5 No. 6 (2021): November Issue & Poster Presentations (FC21 Dermatology Conference®)
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