Interventional study in 1,232 young German children to prevent the development of melanocytic nevi failed to change sun exposure and sun protective behavior

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 755-761

  Bauer, Jürgen ^a   Büttner, Petra ^b   Wiecker, Tine Sander ^a   Luther, Heike ^c   Garbe, Claus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Intervention studies; Melanocytic nevi; Prevention and control; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 23244448546     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21081     Document Type: Article

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