Tanning and risk perception in adolescents

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-94

  Sjöberg, Lennart ^a   Holm, Lars Erik ^b   Ullén, Henrik ^c   Brandberg, Yvonne ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Protective behaviour; Risk perception; Skin cancer; Tanning; UV risks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUN EXPOSURE; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 16544386690     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857042000193020     Document Type: Article

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