Predictors of sun protection in Canadian adults

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 470-474

  Purdue, Mark P ^a  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036854507     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405042     Document Type: Article

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