Postal workers' occupational and leisure-time sun safety behaviors (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Lewis, Elizabeth C ^a   Mayer, Joni A ^a   Slymen, Donald ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leisure activities; Occupational exposure; Prevention control; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEISURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SELF REPORT; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL SERVICE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORK;

EID: 31044455705     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0482-4     Document Type: Article

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