Discourses and practices related to suntanning and solar protection among young Australians

Health Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-159

  Lupton, Deborah ^a   Gaffney, Daniel ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

EID: 0029885755     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/11.2.147     Document Type: Article

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