A Qualitative Exploration of Sun Safety Beliefs Among Australian Adults

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 253-270

  Leske, Stuart ^a   Young, Ross Mcd ^a   White, Katherine Marie ^a   Hawkes, Anna L ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Australia; Beliefs; Consensual qualitative research; Sun protection; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899101761     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12054     Document Type: Article

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