Reasons for using and failing to use sunscreen: comparison among whites, Hispanics, and Asian/Pacific Islanders in Southern California.
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Reasons for Using and Failing to Use Sunscreen: Comparison AmongWhites, Hispanics, and Asian/Pacific Islanders in Southern California More detailed information about the perceived benefits of or barriers to adoptingparticular risk reductionbehaviorswould informskincancerprevention interventions.Theprimarypurpose of this study was to compare the reasons for using and failing to use sunscreen among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA dermatology
دوره 150 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014