Positive changes in sun-related behavior in Israel (1994-1998)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-375

  Tamir, Dov ^a   Tamir, Jeremy ^b   Dayan, Itzhak ^c   Josef, Haik ^b   Orenstein, Arie ^b   Shafir, Raphael ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MIDGAM Research and Consultation Co   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Health promotion; Health surveys; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0036436826     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2002.1078     Document Type: Article

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