Demographic differences in sun protection beliefs and behavior: A community-based study in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 3232-3245

  Yan, Shuxian ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Yang, Chunxue ^a   Li, Fei ^a   Fan, Jing ^a   Wang, Linggao ^b   Cai, Minqiang ^c   Zhu, Jianfeng ^c   Kan, Haidong ^a   Xu, Jinhua ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Dermatology Suzhou First Hospital   (China)

^c Xinjing Community Health Service Center   (China)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Knowledge; Skin type; Sunburn; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BELIEF; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SKIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RISK; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN TANNING; SKIN TYPE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNGLASSES; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; UTILIZATION;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84927587323     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120303232     Document Type: Article

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