Tanning youth: knowledge, behaviors and attitudes toward sun protection of high school students in Sakarya, Turkey

Filiz, TUNCAY; Cinar, N; Topsever, P; Ucar, F

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.01.016

Tanning youth: knowledge, behaviors and attitudes toward sun protection of high school students in Sakarya, Turkey

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Filiz T. M., Cinar N., Topsever P., Ucar F.

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.469-471, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.01.016
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.469-471
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to assess, by means of an in-school questionnaire, the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of high-school students in Sakarya, Turkey concerning sun protection and skin cancer. The knowledge and behavior scores of girls were higher than those of boys, whereas boys had better attitude scores. (c) 2006 Society for Adolescent Medicine. All rights reserved.