Outdoor workers' sun-related knowledge, attitudes and protective behaviours: A systematic review of cross-sectional and interventional studies

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 928-940

  Reinau, D ^a,b   Weiss, M ^b   Meier, C R ^a,b,c   Diepgen, T L ^b   Surber, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PREVENTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHADE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNTAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CATARACT; EYE NEOPLASMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84877004060     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12160     Document Type: Review

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