"An integral part of the children's education": placing sun protection in Auckland primary schools

Health and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 436-448

  Collins, Damian C A ^a   Kearns, Robin A ^b   Mitchell, Hannah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health promotion; New Zealand; Schools; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; OZONE DEPLETION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 33745250084     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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