Sunbed use, attitudes, and knowledge after the under-18s ban: A school-based survey of adolescents aged 15 to 17 years in Sandwell, United Kingdom

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 265-274

  Lee, Siang Ing ^a   Macherianakis, Alexis ^b   Roberts, Lesley Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandwell Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Ban; Knowledge; School; Sunbed use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BAN; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MELANOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNBATHING; SUNBED USE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BAN; KNOWLEDGE; SCHOOL; SUNBED USE;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BEAUTY CULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SUNBATHING;

EID: 84905548653     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131913482142     Document Type: Article

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