Farmers sun exposure, skin protection and public health campaigns: An Australian perspective

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 602-607

  Smit Kroner, Christel ^a   Brumby, Susan ^a,b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Deakin University School of Medicine and Western District Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers' disease; Clothing; Disease cost; Health campaigns; Sunscreens; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYTIC METHOD; AUSTRALIAN; CANCER PREVENTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84938709765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.07.004     Document Type: Review

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