Comfort vs risk: A grounded theory about female adolescent behaviour in the sun

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 13-14, 2014, Pages 1889-1899

  Norton, Elizabeth ^a   Holloway, Immy ^a   Galvin, Kathleen ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent sun related behaviour; Comfort; Grounded theory; Health promotion; Nursing; Primary prevention; Public health; Qualitative research; Skin cancer; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84902590755     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12481     Document Type: Article

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