Transtheoretical model: Investigation of adolescents’ sunbathing behaviour

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 501-508

  Kristjansson S ^a,b   Branstrom R ^b   Ullen H ^b   Helgason, A R ^a,b  

^a Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Decisional balance; Primary prevention; Process of change; Skin cancer; Stage of change; Sunbathing; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN;

EID: 2442446471     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200312000-00009     Document Type: Article

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