Skin cancer protective behaviors among the elderly: Explaining their response to a health education program using the health belief model

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 651-668

  Carmel, Sara ^a   Shani, Esther ^b   Rosenberg, Lior ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 21444432679     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127960220703     Document Type: Article

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