What encourages sun protection among outdoor workers from four industries?

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-72

  Janda, Monika ^a   Stoneham, Melissa ^b   Youl, Philippa ^c   Crane, Phil ^a   Sendall, Marguerite C ^a   Tenkate, Thomas ^d   Kimlin, Michael ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Occupational exposure; Outdoor workers; Primary prevention; Skin neoplasms; Ultra violet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STANDARDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UTILIZATION; WORKPLACE;

AGRICULTURE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUEENSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84894535573     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.13-0179-OA     Document Type: Article

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