Solidarity and Voluntarism Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Skin Cancer Screening for Blood Donors

Katerina Grafanaki; Sophia Georgiou; Alexander J. Stratigos

doi:10.5826/dpc.1103a80

Solidarity and Voluntarism Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Skin Cancer Screening for Blood Donors

Authors

Katerina Grafanaki a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:20:"UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS";}
Sophia Georgiou Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Patras, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Alexander J. Stratigos Department of Dermatology - Venereology, Andreas Syggros Hospital, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Keywords:

skin cancer screening, volunteer blood donors, teledermatology, international Red Cross, public health, solidarity

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