Is the Global Solar UV Index an effective instrument for promoting sun protection? A systematic review

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-213

  Italia, Nadia ^a   Rehfuess, Eva A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84858693828     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr050     Document Type: Article

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