Sun protection as a family health project in families with adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-344

  Young, Richard A ^a   Logan, Corinne ^a   Lovato, Chris Y ^a,b   Moffat, Barbara ^a,b   Shoveller, Jean A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Health Care and Epidemiology at UBC ^*

Author keywords

Action theory; Health promotion; Parents and adolescents; Skin cancer; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN;

EID: 16344385483     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305051419     Document Type: Review

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