School sun-protection policies - Does being SunSmart make a difference?

Health Education Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 367-377

  Turner, Denise ^a   Harrison, Simone L ^a   Buettner, Petra ^b   Nowak, Madeleine ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Tropical Health Solutions Pty Ltd   (United States)

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EID: 84900852774     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyu010     Document Type: Article

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