Improving sun protection behaviour in children: Study design and baseline results of a randomized trial in Italian Elementary Schools: The 'Sole Si Sole No GISED' Project

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-297

  Naldi, Luigi ^a,q   Di Landro, Anna ^a   Zinetti, Cornelia ^a   Chatenoud, Liliane ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^b,p   Cellini, A ^c   Simonetti, Oriana ^c   Goglio, M ^d   Caridi, N ^d   Zaccaria, E ^d   Morena, M ^d   Pinna, A L ^e   Atzori, L ^e   Pezzarossa, E ^f   Fenizi, G ^g   Quarta, G ^h   Congedo, M ^h   Aurilia, A ⁱ   Tripodi Cutri F ⁱ   Stanganelli, I ^j   Magi, S ^j   Ingordo, V ^k   Cantoro, V M ^k   Barba, A ^l   Tessari, G ^l   Rebora, Alfredo ^m   Gian netti, Alberto ⁿ   Peserico, Andrea ^o   Liberati, Alessandro ⁿ   more..

^a Centro Studi GISED   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia   (Italy)

^h VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^j UO Oncologia Dermatologica   (Italy)

^k Osp Prin Marina Militare Taranto   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^q OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Education; Prevention; Skin cancer; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; TEACHER;

EID: 10744229255     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073092     Document Type: Article

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