Behaviour of sunbed users in Switzerland;Benützungsverhalten von solarienbesucherinnen und -besuchern in der Schweiz

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 318-329

  Mathys, Patrick ^a   Moser, Mirjana ^b   Bressoud, Dominique ^b   Gerber, Beat ^b   Braun Fahrländer, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Abteilung Strahlenschutz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour; Solaria; Sunbed; Ultraviolett radiation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036457011     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00012642     Document Type: Article

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