Testing an extended theory of planned behaviour to predict young people's sun safety in a high risk area

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 435-448

  White, Katherine M ^a   Robinson, Natalie G ^a   Young, Ross ^a   Anderson, Peter J ^a   Hyde, Melissa K ^a   Greenbank, Susan ^b   Rolfe, Toni ^c   Keane, Julie ^c   Vardon, Paul ^c   Baskerville, Debra ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Queensland Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN CANCER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUN; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUNBURN;

EID: 48949103734     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910707X210004     Document Type: Article

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