The sustainability of an occupational skin cancer prevention program

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1207-1213

  Walkosz, Barbara J ^a   Buller, David B ^a   Andersen, Peter A ^b   Scott, Michael D ^c   Cutter, Gary R ^d  

^a Klein Buendel   (France)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mikonics   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BASIC DISSEMINATION STRATEGY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GO SUN SMART; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN CANCER; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAFETY; SKIN; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946887702     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000544     Document Type: Article

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