Sun exposure and children: What do they know? An observational study in an Italian school

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-187

  De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^a   Gori, Alessia ^a   Grazzini, Marta ^a   Janowska, Agata ^a   Rossari, Susanna ^a   Papi, Federica ^a   Alfaioli, Barbara ^a   Savarese, Imma ^a   Lotti, Torello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Awareness; Children; Melanoma; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STUDENTS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 78751703573     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.11.012     Document Type: Letter

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