Open AccessDifferences in reported sun protection practices, skin cancer knowledge, and perceived risk for skin cancer between rural and urban high school students
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Nagelhout,
Bridget G. Parsons,
Benjamin Haaland,
Kenneth P. Tercyak,
Kelsey Zaugg,
Angela Zhu,
Garrett Harding,
Jeffrey Yancey,
Jakob D. Jensen,
Douglas Grossman,
David W. Wetter,
Yelena P. Wu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-019-01228-5
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , skin cancer , epidemiology , environmental health , public health , sun protection , family medicine , dermatology , pathology
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate differences in reported use of sun protection, tanning behaviors, skin cancer-related knowledge, and perceived risk between rural and urban high school students in a geographic area with high rates of melanoma.
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