A randomised controlled trial of an online theory-based intervention to improve adult Australians' sun-protective behaviours

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-22

  White, Katherine M ^a   Starfelt, Louise C ^a   Young, Ross McD ^a   Hawkes, Anna L ^a,b   Cleary, Catherine ^a   Leske, Stuart ^a   Wihardjo, Kylie ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Intervention; Online; Sun safety; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF REPORT; SUNLIGHT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF REPORT; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921524310     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.025     Document Type: Article

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