Concurrent psychosocial predictors of sun safety among middle school youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 374-381

  Andreeva, Valentina A ^a   Reynolds, Kim D ^b   Buller, David B ^c   Chou, Chih Ping ^a   Yaroch, Amy L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychosocial factors; Structural equation models; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 45749104039     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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