Sun-protective behavior among individuals with a family history of melanoma

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-145

  Azzarello, Lora M ^a,b   Dessureault, Sophie ^a,b   Jacobsen, Paul B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; THEORY VALIDATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; GENETICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN;

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 33645451327     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0478     Document Type: Article

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