Sunbed use in the Danish population in 2007: A cross-sectional study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-290

  Køster, Brian ^a   Thorgaard, Camilla ^a   Clemmensen, Inge Haunstrup ^a   Philip, Anja ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Prevention; Skin cancer; Sun protection; Sunbed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SUNBATHING; SUNBED; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649110677     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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