Predictors of sunburn risk among Florida residents

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 150-157

  Arutyunyan, Sergey ^a   Alfonso, Sarah V ^a   Hernandez, Nilda ^a   Favreau, Tracy ^b   Isabel Fernandez M ^a  

^a affiliation with Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Skin cancer; SPF; Sun protection factor; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013966105     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 19451997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2017.029     Document Type: Article

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