Brief report: Ultraviolet radiation exposure, considering acculturation among hispanics (Project URECAH)

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 342-346

  Heckman, Carolyn J ^a   Cohen Filipic, Jessye ^b  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Hispanics; Prevention; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864067381     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0308-x     Document Type: Article

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