Testing a belief-based intervention encouraging sun-safety among adolescents in a high risk area

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 325-328

  White, Katherine M ^a   Hyde, Melissa K ^a   O'Connor, Erin L ^a   Naumann, Lisa ^b   Hawkes, Anna L ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs; Intervention; Sun safety; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; STUDENT; SUN EXPOSURE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84755161683     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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