Self-Reported Changes in Sun-Protection Behaviors at Different Latitudes in Australia

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 495-502

  Djaja, Ngadiman ^a   Janda, Monika ^a   Lucas, Robyn M ^a,b,c   Harrison, Simone L ^a,d   Van Der Mei, Ingrid ^a,e   Ebeling, Peter R ^a,f   Neale, Rachel E ^a,g   Whiteman, David C ^a,g   Nowak, Madeleine ^d   Kimlin, Michael G ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84961696206     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12582     Document Type: Article

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