Perceived relevance of educative information on public (skin) health: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-88

  Haluza, Daniela ^a   Cervinka, Renate ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna and Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gender; Health education; Melanoma prevention; Public health; Skin health promotion; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; SUNTAN; TELEVISION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876380771     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2013.46.2.82     Document Type: Article

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