Sun Protection Attitudes and Behaviours Among First Generation Australians with Darker Skin Types: Results from Focus Groups

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 248-254

  Bryant, Jamie ^a   Zucca, Alison ^a   Brozek, Irena ^b   Rock, Vanessa ^b   Bonevski, Billie ^c  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Darker skin types; Knowledge; Skin neoplasms; Sun exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84881534070     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9900-y     Document Type: Article

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