Prevalence of sun exposure and its associated factors in southern Brazil: A population-based study;Prevalência e fatores associados à exposição solar no sul do Brasil: Um estudo de base populacional

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-561

  Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira ^a   Menezes, Ana Maria Baptista ^b   De Almeida Jr , Hiram Larangeira ^c   Reichert, Felipe Fossati ^b   Dos Santos, Iná Da Silva ^b   Haack, Ricardo Lanzetta ^b   Horta, Bernardo Lessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environment and public health; Precancerous conditions; Public health practice; Skin neoplasms; Sunbathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASHORE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884767776     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132122     Document Type: Article

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