Behaviour, attitudes and awareness concerning sun exposure in adolescents on the Costa del sol

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-93

  Fernández Morano, Teresa ^a   De Troya Martín, Magdalena ^a   Rivas Ruiz, Francisco ^a   Blázquez Sánchez, Nuria ^a   Del Boz González, Javier ^a   Fernández Peñas, Pablo ^b   Buendía Eisman, Agustín ^c  

^a HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Attitudes; Health knowledge; Sun exposure; Sun protection practices

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASHORE; SKIN CANCER; SPAIN; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNTAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SPAIN; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84897505903     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2014.2266     Document Type: Article

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