Skin cancer surveillance practices and attitudes among hairdressers: A cross-sectional study in Atlanta, Georgia

David C. Gibbs, Spencer Ng, Marissa L.H. Baranowski, Sampreet Reddy, Annelise Bederman, Marta B. Bean, Rachel Eisenstadt, Suephy C. Chen*

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2 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)155-158
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Funding

We thank Bridget Bradley (Department of Dermatology, Emory University) for her help in coordinating the study and Chao Zhang (Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University) for his help with the statistical analyses. We also thank Candy Shaw and Fred Codner of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers (Atlanta, GA) for their perspectives on the study and interest in the study and its findings in exit interviews. Last, we thank Elizabeth Bailey (Stanford University) for kindly providing us with their survey previously used to investigate skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among hair professionals. Funding sources: None.

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  • Dermatology

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