Use of sunscreen in health care professionals: The health belief model

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 164-167

  Grubbs, Laurie M ^a   Tabano, Maggi ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health belief model; Skin cancer; Sunscreen

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0034079937     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200006000-00002     Document Type: Article

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