Sun and the skin: Evaluation of a sun awareness program for elementary school students

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 230-235

  Gooderham, Melinda J ^a   Guenther, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MELANOMA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032966070     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347549900300502     Document Type: Article

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