Predictors of sun protection behaviours and sunburn among Australian adolescents

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Pettigrew, Simone ^a   Jongenelis, Michelle ^a   Strickland, Mark ^b   Minto, Carolyn ^b   Slevin, Terry ^a,b   Jalleh, Geoffrey ^a   Lin, Chad ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cancer Council Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Sun protection; Sunburn; Tanning

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; TELEPHONE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TELEPHONE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84979765307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3197-4     Document Type: Article

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