Results of a public awareness campaign in Morocco regarding the sun's deleterious effects

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Meziane, M ^a   Ahid, S ^b   Azendour, H ^b   Ismaili, N ^a   Marcil, T ^a   Afifi, Y ^a   Senouci, K ^a   Abouqal, R ^b   Hassam, B ^a   Belgnaoui, F Z ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cutaneous cancer; Photoprotection; Sun rays exposure; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CANCER; SOLAR RADIATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77749327977     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.03028.x     Document Type: Article

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