Impact of a sun awareness curriculum on medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 182-187

  Gooderham, Melinda J ^a   Guenther, Lyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Division of Dermatology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0032939664     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347549900300404     Document Type: Article

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