Are workers or their workplaces the key to occupational sun protection?

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-101

  Hammond, Vanessa ^a   Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Gray, Andrew R ^a   Bell, Melanie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Occupation; Protection; Skin cancer; Suntan

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 49549102156     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he08097     Document Type: Article

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