Effect of an intervention on observed sun protection by vacationers in a randomized controlled trial at North American resorts

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue , 2017, Pages 29-36

  Buller, David B ^a   Andersen, Peter A ^b   Walkosz, Barbara J ^a   Scott, Michael D ^c   Beck, Larry ^b   Cutter, Gary R ^d  

^a KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NORTH AMERICA; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECREATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 85012994412     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.01.014     Document Type: Article

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