Exposure to mass media health information, skin cancer beliefs, and sun protection behaviors in a United States probability sample

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 783-792

  Hay, Jennifer ^a   Coups, Elliot J ^b   Ford, Jennifer ^a   DiBonaventura, Marco ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Consumer Health Services International ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

health communication; skin cancer beliefs; sun protection behaviors

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SHADE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349826521     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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