Assessment of knowledge, behaviour and sun protection practices among health services vocational school students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2378-2385

  Yurtseven, Eray ^a   Ulus, Tumer ^a   Vehid, Suphi ^a   Köksal, Selçuk ^a   Bosat, Merve ^a   Akkoyun, Kutay ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health; Skin; Students; Sun

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

HEALTH SERVICES; SKIN DISORDER; STUDENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84863867418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9072378     Document Type: Article

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