Trends in sunburns, sun protection practices, and attitudes toward sun exposure protection and tanning among US adolescents, 1998-2004.

BACKGROUND: Sun exposure in childhood is an important risk factor for developing skin cancer as an adult. Despite extensive efforts to reduce sun exposure among the young, there are no population-based data on trends in sunburns and sun protection practices in the young. The aim of this study was to...

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Publicado en:Pediatrics Vol. 118; no. 3; pp. 853 - 865
Autores principales: Cokkinides V, Weinstock M, Glanz K, Albano J, Ward E, Thun M
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Academy of Pediatrics Sep2006
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