Mailed intervention to promote sun protection of children: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-410

  Crane, Lori A ^a   Asdigian, Nancy L ^a   Barón, Anna E ^a   Aalborg, Jenny ^a   Marcus, Alfred C ^a,d   Mokrohisky, Stefan T ^c   Byers, Tim E ^a,d   Dellavalle, Robert P ^a,b,e   Morelli, Joseph G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEVUS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN;

CHILD; COLORADO; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEVUS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84866398097     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.06.022     Document Type: Article

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