Sun protection behavior and individual risk factors of Turkish primary school students associated with skin cancer: A questionnaire-based study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 765-770

  Ergul, Safak ^a   Özeren, Emel ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Skin cancer risk factors; Sun protection behaviour; Turkish primary school students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958848006     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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