Effects of a short messaging service-based skin cancer prevention campaign in adolescents

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 617-623

  Hingle, Melanie D ^a   Snyder, Aimee L ^b   McKenzie, Naja E ^c   Thomson, Cynthia A ^b,c   Logan, Robert A ^d   Ellison, Eden A ^e   Koch, Stephanie M ^b,c   Harris, Robin B ^b,c  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d National Library of Medicine   (United States)

^e MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; STUDENT SATISFACTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; TEXT MESSAGING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84908232506     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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