Environmental variables associated with vacationers' sun protection at warm weather resorts in North America

Environmental Research

Volumn 146, Issue , 2016, Pages 200-206

  Andersen, Peter A ^a   Buller, David B ^b   Walkosz, Barbara J ^b   Scott, Michael D ^c   Beck, Larry ^a   Liu, Xia ^b   Abbott, Allison ^a   Eye, Rachel ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^c Mikonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental UV; Risks of outdoor recreation; Skin cancer; Solar ultraviolet radiation; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

OUTDOOR RECREATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISORDER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLOUD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LEISURE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SELF REPORT; SHADE; SKIN PROTECTION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNGLASSES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHER; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ALTITUDE; CANADA; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTITUDE; CANADA; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953898151     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.034     Document Type: Article

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