Sun exposure and sunscreen use among sunbathers in Denmark

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-33

  Stender, Ida Marie ^a   Andersen, Jørgen Lock ^a   Wulf, Hans Christian ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Sunlight; Sunscreening agents

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNBURN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9044251974     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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