Sun protection and sunbathing practices among at-risk family members of patients with melanoma

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Manne, Sharon L ^a   Coups, Elliot J ^a   Jacobsen, Paul B ^b   Ming, Michael ^c   Heckman, Carolyn J ^d   Lessin, Stuart ^d  

^a RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 79951713365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-122     Document Type: Article

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