Attitudes about skin cancer prevention: A qualitative study

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Gerbert, Barbara ^a,c   Johnston, Kathleen ^a   Bleecker, Thomas ^a   Mcphee, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Division of Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; LIFESTYLE; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; SAMPLING STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0029934533     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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