Primary school sun protection policies and practices 4 years after baseline-a follow-up study

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 844-856

  Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Jopson, Janet A ^a   Gray, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

EID: 84866390246     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cys092     Document Type: Article

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