Appearance reasons for tanning mediate the relationship between media influence and UV exposure and sun protection

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1067-1069

  Cafri, Guy ^b   Thompson, J Kevin ^a   Jacobsen, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RATING SCALE; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33747594274     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.8.1067     Document Type: Article

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