Results from an exploratory study of sun protection practice: Implications for the design of health promotion messages

Health Education

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-260

  Eadie, Douglas ^a   MacAskill, Susan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Health education; Parents; Qualitative research; Skin (body); United Kingdom; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249005555     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280710742555     Document Type: Article

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