Capturing ultraviolet radiation exposure and physical activity: Feasibility study and comparison between self-reports, mobile apps, dosimeters, and accelerometers

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Hacker, Elke ^a   Horsham, Caitlin ^a   Allen, Martin ^b,c   Nathan, Andrea ^d   Lowe, John ^e   Janda, Monika ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Formative research; Health behaviour; Health promotion; Sun protection; Sunburn

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103308421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.9695     Document Type: Article

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