Young students' knowledge about sun protection and its relation with sunburn incidence. A systematic review

Health Science Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-21

  Saridi, Maria ^a   Bourdaki, Eirini ^b   Rekleiti, Maria ^a  

^a General Hospital of Korinthos   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Students' health; Sun exposure; Sun protection; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891708001     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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