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Education, Motivation, and Compliance

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Nearly five million people are treated annually for skin cancer in the United States, with an estimated cost of over $8 billion.

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    Steven Q. Wang MD

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  2. Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Medical Center - New Center O, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Henry W. Lim

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Hibler, B.P., Wang, S.Q. (2016). Education, Motivation, and Compliance. In: Wang, S., Lim, H. (eds) Principles and Practice of Photoprotection. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29382-0_27

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