A Pilot Observational Study of Environmental Summertime Health Risk Behavior in Central Brisbane, Queensland: Opportunities to Raise Sun Protection Awareness in Australia's Sunshine State

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 650-655

  Dexter, Ben ^a   King, Rachel ^a   Harrison, Simone L ^a,b   Parisi, Alfio V ^a   Downs, Nathan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEENSLAND; SEASON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUEENSLAND; SEASONS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85054912637     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.13011     Document Type: Article

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