Acceptance and usability of different sunscreen formulations among outdoor workers: A randomized, single-blind, cross-over study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-156

  Bauer, Andrea ^a   Hault, Kathrin ^a   Püschel, Andrea ^a   Rönsch, Henriette ^a   Knuschke, Peter ^a   Beissert, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Outdoor work; Sun protection; Sunscreen; Usability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN CREAM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894069904     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1667     Document Type: Article

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