Prevalence and trends of sunscreen use and sunburn among Norwegian women

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 475-483

  Ghiasvand, R ^a   Lund, E ^b   Edvardsen, K ^b   Weiderpass, E ^b,c,d,e   Veierod M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LEISURE; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AGE; DEMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84922935982     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13434     Document Type: Article

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