Effects of smartphone diaries and personal dosimeters on behavior in a randomized study of methods to document sunlight exposure

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages 367-372

  Køster, Brian ^a,b   Søndergaard, Jens ^b   Nielsen, Jesper Bo ^b   Allen, Martin ^c   Bjerregaard, Mette ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a   Bentzen, Joan ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Personal UV dosimetry; Prevention; Questionnaire; Skin cancer; Smartphone; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973163799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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