Do outdoor workers know their risk of NMSC? Perceptions, beliefs and preventive behaviour among farmers, roofers and gardeners

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1649-1654

  Zink, A ^a   Wurstbauer, D ^a   Rotter, M ^b   Wildner, M ^c   Biedermann, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit München   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GARDENER; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOFER; SKIN PROTECTION; AWARENESS; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; OCCUPATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 85018427046     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14281     Document Type: Article

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