Adoption of sun safe workplace practices by local governments

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 608-616

  Wallis, Allan ^a   Andersen, Peter A ^c   Buller, David B ^d   Walkosz, Barbara ^d   Lui, Lucia ^d   Buller, Mary ^d   Scott, Michael D ^e   Jenkins, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Quality Improvement and Patient Safety   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^e Mikonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Government agencies; Occupational sun protection; Skin cancer; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

COLORADO; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

COLORADO; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84918796429     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000026     Document Type: Article

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