Results of a Randomized Trial on an Intervention Promoting Adoption of Occupational Sun Protection Policies

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1042-1053

  Buller, David B ^a   Walkosz, Barbara J ^a   Buller, Mary Klein ^a   Wallis, Allan ^b   Andersen, Peter A ^c   Scott, Michael D ^d   Eye, Rachel ^a   Liu, Xia ^a   Cutter, Gary ^e  

^a KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

occupation; policy; skin cancer; sun protection

Indexed keywords

COLORADO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN;

COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

EID: 85038117654     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: 21686602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890117117704531     Document Type: Article

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