A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): Study protocol

BMC Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hawkes, Anna L ^a,b   Hamilton, Kyra ^b   White, Katherine M ^b   Young, Ross M ^b  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behaviour; Education; Intervention; Oncology; School; Skin cancer; Sun protective behaviour; Theory of planned

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEENSLAND; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEENSLAND; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84855215959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-1     Document Type: Article

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