A mobile technology intervention with ultraviolet radiation dosimeters and smartphone apps for skin cancer prevention in young adults: Randomized controlled trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2018, Pages

  Hacker, Elke ^a   Horsham, Caitlin ^a   Vagenas, Dimitrios ^a   Jones, Lee ^a   Lowe, John ^b   Janda, Monika ^a,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Melanoma; Mobile phone; Preventive medicine; Public health; Skin neoplasms; Sunburn; Sunlight; Technologies; Web apps

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060332692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9854     Document Type: Article

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