Awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards sun protection among skin cancer-treated patients in France

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 520-525

  Meyer, Nicolas ^a,d   Pruvost Balland, C ^a   Bourdon Lanoy, E ^a   Maubec, E ^b   Avri, M F ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Institut Cochin   (France)

^d PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Sun protection; UV

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MELANOMA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33947362789     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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