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Multimodal education improves sun protective behaviors among melanoma patients: a non-randomized controlled trial

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The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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American Academy of Dermatology’s 2021 Excellence in Patient Care Award: Resident Quality Improvement Award.

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  1. Penn State College of Medicine, 700 HMC Cres Rd, Hershey, PA, USA

    Madelaine Fritsche

  2. Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, HU14, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA

    Christen Samaan, Tierney Wallace & Charlene Lam

  3. Buffalo Medical Group, 425 Essjay Rd, Suite 180, Williamsville, NY, USA

    Paul Wirth

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CL and PW provided the idea for the research project. MF, CS, PW, and CL wrote the manuscript. TW performed the data analysis. MF and CS collected data.

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Correspondence to Charlene Lam.

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Fritsche, M., Samaan, C., Wirth, P. et al. Multimodal education improves sun protective behaviors among melanoma patients: a non-randomized controlled trial. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 2985–2987 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02708-0

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