Knowledge and attitudes of family doctors, dermatologists, and endocrinologists on sun exposure and vitamin D

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 477-480

  Abu Abed, Arif ^a   Azbarga, Said ^a   Peleg, Roni ^a,b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

dermatologists; endocrinologists; Family doctors; sun exposure; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BONE METABOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; ISRAEL; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGISTS; ENDOCRINOLOGISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85047909002     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: 19419260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2018.1478596     Document Type: Article

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