Sunbed use in Germany: Trends, user histories and factors associated with cessation and readiness to change

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 441-449

  Bock, C ^a   Diehl, K ^a   Litaker, D ^a,b   Breitbart, E W ^c,d,e   Greinert, R ^c,d,e   Schneider, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dermatology Centre   (Germany)

^d Association of Dermatological Prevention   (Germany)

^e EUROSKIN (European Society of Skin Cancer Prevention)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN TANNING; SUNBED; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNBATHING; SUNTAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881583851     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12390     Document Type: Article

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