Raising sun protection and early detection awareness among Florida high schoolers

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-118

  Geller, Alan C ^a,b   Shamban, Jill ^b   O'Riordan, David L ^c   Slygh, Carolyn ^d   Kinney, John P ^b   Rosenberg, Steven ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Richard David Kann Melanoma Found ^*

^c Cancer Research Center of Hawaii   (United States)

^d School District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; CURRICULUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HABIT; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STUDENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 16344390564     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.22204.x     Document Type: Article

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