Predictors of sun protection behaviors and severe sunburn in an international online study

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2199-2210

  Bränström, Richard ^a,b   Kasparian, Nadine A ^c,d   Chang, Yu Mei ^e   Affleck, Paul ^e   Tibben, Aad ^f   Aspinwall, Lisa G ^h   Azizi, Esther ^j   Baron Epel, Orna ^k   Battistuzzi, Linda ^l   Bergman, Wilma ^g   Bruno, William ^l   Chan, May ^e   Cuellar, Francisco ^m   Dȩbniak, Tadeusz ⁿ   Pjanova, Dace ^o   Ertmański, Sławomir ⁿ   Figl, Adina ^p   Gonzalez, Melinda ^m   Hayward, Nicholas K ^q   Hocevar, Marko ^r   Kanetsky, Peter A ^b   Leachman, Sancy A ⁱ   Heisele, Olita ^o   Palmer, Jane ^q   Peric, Barbara ^r   Puig, Susana ^m   Schadendorf, Dirk ^s   Gruis, Nelleke A ^g   Newton Bishop, Julia ^e   Brandberg, Yvonne ^a   more..

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f Center for Human and Clinical Genetics   (Netherlands)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Department of Psychology ^*  (Israel)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^m HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

ⁿ POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^o LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

^p GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^q QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^r INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^s UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL STUDY; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; ISRAEL; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956503708     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0196     Document Type: Article

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