Beach holiday sunburn: The sunscreen paradox and gender differences

Cutis

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-42

  McCarthy, Edward M ^a   Ethridge, Kristen P ^a   Wagner Jr , Richard F ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION INJURY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELIOTHERAPY; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033158276     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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