Baseline survey of sun-protection knowledge, practices and policy in early childhood settings in Queensland, Australia

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-271

  Harrison, Simone L ^a   Saunders, V ^a   Nowak, M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KINDERGARTEN; MEDICAL STAFF; MELANOMA; NEVUS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TEACHER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 33947318976     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl068     Document Type: Article

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