Effects of a preschool staff intervention on children's sun protection: Outcomes of sun protection is fun!

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-577

  Gritz, Ellen R ^a   Tripp, Mary K ^a   James, Aimee S ^b   Harrist, Ronald B ^c   Mueller, Nancy H ^d   Chamberlain, Robert M ^a   Parcel, Guy S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child; Control; Knowledge; Practice; Preschool; Prevention; Skin neoplasms; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

EID: 34547154648     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105277850     Document Type: Article

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