Young park users’ attitudes and behaviour to sun protection

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 24-31

  Hedges, Trudy ^a   Scriven, Angela ^b  

^a HCML Health and Case Management Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960600152     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910383928     Document Type: Article

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