Think UV, not heat!

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 275-278

  Wong, Celestine C ^a   Liu, Wenyuan ^b   Gies, Peter ^c   Nixon, Rosemary ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^b Victorian Melanoma Service   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

public health education; sun awareness; Sunsmart UV alert; ultraviolet index; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SUNBURN; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956673573     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12272     Document Type: Article

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