Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Kyle, Richard G ^a   MacMillan, Iona ^b   Forbat, Liz ^a   Neal, Richard D ^c   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a   Haw, Sally ^a   Hubbard, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b TEENAGE CANCER TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; SUMMER; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNTAN; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCOTLAND; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SCOTLAND; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84899751064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005137     Document Type: Article

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