Sun protection practices in New Zealand secondary schools: A 2014 baseline study

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages 257-263

  Reeder, A I ^a   McNoe, B M ^a   Iosua, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Secondary schools; Skin cancer prevention; Sun protection; Survey questionnaire

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUNGLASSES;

EID: 84961223637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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