Knowledge, attitudes and practices about sun exposure and photoprotection in outpatients attending dermatology clinics at four hospitals in Lima, Peru;Exposição solar e conhecimento, atitudes e práticas de fotoproteção em pacientes de unidades ambulatoriais de dermatologia em quatro hospitais de Lima, Peru

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1122-1128

  Thomas Gavelan, Elizabeth ^a   Sáenz Anduaga, Eliana ^b   Ramos, Willy ^c,d   Sánchez Saldaña, Leonardo ^e   Sialer, María del Carmen ^b  

^a Santivañez Clinic   (Peru)

^b Central Military Hospital   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d Perú   (Peru)

^e Gonzales Clinic   (Peru)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Practices; Skin neoplasms; Sunscreening agents; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERU; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERU; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84856614188     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962011000600009     Document Type: Article

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