Readability of skin cancer prevention brochures targeting parents of young children

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 997-999

  Slaten, D ^a   Parrott, R ^a   Steiner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOMA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033000528     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70091-5     Document Type: Article

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