Randomized trial on sun safety education at ski and snowboard schools in western North America

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-229

  Walkosz, Barbara ^a   Voeks, Jenifer ^b   Andersen, Peter ^c   Scott, Michael ^c   Buller, David ^b   Cutter, Gary ^b   Dignan, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; SKIING; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SKIING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34249791827     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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