Determinants of self-reported sun protection practices among Moroccan population

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 422-424

  Abda, Naima ^a   El Rhazi, Karima ^a   Obtel, Majdouline ^a   Bendahhou, Karima ^a   Zidouh, Ahmed ^b   Bennani, Maria ^b   Bekkali, Rachid ^b   Nejjari, Chakib ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Association Lalla Salma de lute contre le cancer   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Morocco; Skin cancer; Sun exposure; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOROCCO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; URBAN POPULATION; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861767303     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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