Measuring risk perceptions of skin cancer: Reliability and validity of different operationalizations

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-112

  Janssen, Eva ^a   Van Osch, Liesbeth ^a   De Vries, Hein ^a   Lechner, Lilian ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951655126     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910710X514120     Document Type: Article

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