Parental sun-protective regimens and prevalence of common melanocytic naevi among 7-year-old children in Sweden: Changes over a 5-year period

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 830-837

  Karlsson, Maria A ^a   Wahlgren, C F ^a   Wiklund, K ^b   Rodvall, Y ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUNTAN; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PARENTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79953729957     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10214.x     Document Type: Article

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