Persistent increase in children's sun protection in a randomized controlled community trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 569-574

  Dietrich, Allen J ^a   Olson, Ardis L ^a   Sox, Carol Hill ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^a   Grant Petersson, Jennifer ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Community health; Primary care; Randomized controlled trial; School health; Skin cancer; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033744978     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0746     Document Type: Article

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