A systematic review of educational interventions for promoting sun protection knowledge, attitudes and behaviour following the QUESTS approach

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-275

  Bellamy, Richard ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SUNBURN;

EID: 22144490894     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590400029558     Document Type: Review

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