Impact of a sun protection campaign in Medellín (Colombia)

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1296-1302

  Sanclemente, Gloria ^a   Díaz, Abel ^a  

^a Dermatology GRIDDermatologySection   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TELEVISION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

COLOMBIA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 71049148010     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03889.x     Document Type: Article

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