Young adults' responses to news about sunscreen and skin cancer: The role of framing and social comparison

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-198

  Hoffner, Cynthia ^a   Ye, Jiali ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NEWSPAPERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650595224     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230902804067     Document Type: Article

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