Developing the readiness to alter sun-protective behaviour questionnaire (RASP-B)

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 451-462

  Borschmann, Rohan D ^a   Cottrell, David ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Melanoma; RASP B; Skin cancer; Stage of change; Sun protection; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70749099973     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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