Artificial and natural ultraviolet radiation exposure: Beliefs and behaviour of 7200 French adults

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-194

  Ezzedine, K ^a,b   Malvy, D ^c   Mauger, E ^d   Nageotte, O ^d   Galan, P ^a   Hercberg, S ^a   Guinot, C ^d,e,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d CERIES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^f NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Epidemiology; Indoor tanning; Keywords; Phototype; Skin; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SMOKING; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 38349054932     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02367.x     Document Type: Article

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