Child sun protection: Sun-related attitudes mediate the association between children's knowledge and behaviours

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 692-698

  Wright, Caradee ^a   Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Gray, Andrew ^a   Cox, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviours; Children; Knowledge; Sun exposure; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNBURN;

EID: 58149095673     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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