Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors concerning sun protection/skin cancer among adults in Turkey

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-112

  Cinar, Nursan Dede ^b   Cinar, Sezgi ^a   Karakoc, Ayse ^a   Ucar, Fatma ^a,b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavior; Knowledge; Skin neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SUN PROTECTION; SUNBATHING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 62549098207     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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