Public awareness regarding UV risks and vitamin D-The challenges for UK skin cancer prevention campaigns

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Hiom, Sara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prevention; Public health; Skin cancer; SunSmart; UV; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33744792982     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.02.012     Document Type: Review

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