Knowledge and perceptions about sunburn and solar keratoses in Australia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 142-147

  Raasch, Beverly A ^a,b   Buettner, Petra G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Omnibus telephone survey; Skin checks; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUNBURN;

EID: 47349084135     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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