Evaluation of a health promotion intervention for skin cancer prevention in Spain: The SolSano program

Health Promotion International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-219

  Gilaberte, Yolanda ^a   Alonso, Juan Pablo ^b   Teruel, M Pilar ^c   Granizo, Cristina ^b   Gállego, Javier ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b Department of Public Health   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

School health promotion; Skin cancer prevention

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYE COLOR; HAIR COLOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; SPAIN; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUMMER; SUNBURN;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; SUNBURN;

EID: 50849092883     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan020     Document Type: Article

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