Sun-protective behavior among high-school and collegiate athletes in Los Angeles, CA

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-260

  Cohen, Philip H ^a   Tsai, Henry ^b   Puffer, James C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Athlete; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Sun protective behavior; Sunscreen; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; SPORTS; STUDENTS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33745239287     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200605000-00012     Document Type: Review

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