Tanning behaviors and determinants of solarium use among indoor office workers in Queensland, Australia

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 856-865

  Gordon, Louisa G ^a,b   Hirst, Nicholas G ^a   Green, Adèle C ^b,c   Neale, Rachel E ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

skin cancer; solarium use; sunbeds; tanning behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865290245     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311427476     Document Type: Article

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