Sun protection policies and practices in New Zealand primary schools

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1349, 2012, Pages

  Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Jopson, Janet A ^a   Gray, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENT; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN PROTECTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84858019746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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