An intervention for parents to promote preschool children's sun protection: Effects of Sun Protection is Fun!

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-366

  Gritz, Ellen R ^a   Tripp, Mary K ^a   James, Aimee S ^b   Carvajal, Scott C ^c   Harrist, Ronald B ^d   Mueller, Nancy H ^e   Chamberlain, Robert M ^f   Parcel, Guy S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Child, preschool; Knowledge, attitudes, practice; Skin neoplasms *prevention and control; Sunburn *prevention and control

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN TUMOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADULT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEXAS;

EID: 19544364900     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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