Sun protection and exposure behaviors among Hispanic adults in the United States: Differences according to acculturation and among Hispanic subgroups

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Coups, Elliot J ^a,b,c   Stapleton, Jerod L ^a,b   Hudson, Shawna V ^a,c,d   Medina Forrester, Amanda ^a   Natale Pereira, Ana ^e   Goydos, James S ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Hispanic; Latino; Melanoma; Prevention; Risk behaviors; Skin cancer; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868709735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-985     Document Type: Article

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