Assessment of Sun Safety Behavior among Farmers Attending a Regional Farm Show in North Carolina

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Kearney, Gregory D ^a   Lea, C Suzanne ^a   Balanay, JoAnne ^b   Wu, Qiang ^b   Bethel, Jeffrey W ^c   Von Hollen, Hayley ^a   Sheppard, Kathy ^a   Tutor Marcom, Robin ^d   Defazio, Jennifer ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North Carolina Agromedicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

farmers; North Carolina; skin cancer; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872424382     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2012.743378     Document Type: Article

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