Current action for skin cancer risk reduction in English schools: A report on a survey carried out for the Department of Health

Health Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-259

  Horsley, Lisa ^a   Charlton, Anne ^a   Wiggett, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CLOTHING; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; LEISURE; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; STAFF TRAINING; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

EID: 0034122650     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/15.3.249     Document Type: Article

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