The Falmouth safe skin project: Evaluation of a community program to promote sun protection in youth

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-384

  Miller, Donald R ^a   Geller, Alan C ^b   Wood, Martha C ^c   Lew, Robert A ^d   Koh, Howard K ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MELANOMA; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0033141960     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600307     Document Type: Article

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