What turkish nurses know and do about skin cancer and sun protective behavior

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7663-7668

  Andsoy, Isil Isik ^a   Gül, Asiye ^b   Sahin, Aysegul Oksay ^a   Karabacak, Hanife ^c  

^a KARABUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Karabuk State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nurse; Nurse attitude; Skin cancer; Sun exposure; Sun protection behavior; Turkey

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TURKEY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893417267     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.12.7663     Document Type: Article

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