Reconnaissance study of sunbed use by primary school children in Lanarkshire

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-33

  Hamlet, Neil ^a   Kennedy, Karen ^b  

^a NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cleland Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary school children; Skin cancer; Sunbeds; Tanning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN CANCER; SORE EYE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBED; SUNBURN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2942741036     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh117     Document Type: Article

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