Validity and reliability of the Parental Sun Protection Scales

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-73

  Tripp, Mary K ^a   Carvajal, Scott C ^b   McCormick, Laura K ^c   Mueller, Nancy H ^d   Hu, Shao Hua ^e   Parcel, Guy S ^e   Gritz, Ellen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUN EXPOSURE;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037327343     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/18.1.58     Document Type: Article

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