Identifying critical sun-protective beliefs among Australian adults

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 834-843

  Hamilton, Kyra ^a,b   White, Katherine M ^a   Young, Ross McD ^a   Hawkes, Anna L ^a,c   Starfelt, Louise C ^a   Leske, Stuart ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866358648     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cys093     Document Type: Article

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