Prospective study of sunburn and sun behavior patterns during adolescence

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-317

  Dusza, Stephen W ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a   Satagopan, Jaya M ^a   Oliveria, Susan A ^a   Weinstock, Martin A ^b,c,d   Scope, Alon ^a   Berwick, Marianne ^e   Geller, Alan C ^f  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Melanoma; Sunburn; Suntan

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856551428     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0104     Document Type: Article

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