Sun protection - Do we know enough?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1384-1389

  Magdum, Ashish ^a   Leonforte, Francesca ^b   McNaughton, Edwina ^b   Kim, Jong ^a   Patel, Tejal ^c   Haywood, Richard ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Plastic surgeons; Skin cancer; SPF; Sun protection; Sunscreen; UV index

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SURGEON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 84866381292     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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