Sun protection by families at the beach

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 466-470

  Robinson, June K ^a,c   Rademaker, Alfred W ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEASHORE; SKIN; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

EID: 0031779601     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.5.466     Document Type: Article

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