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Publication Date: 1993
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Evaluation of Interventions to Improve Solar Protection in Primary Schools.
Girgis, Afaf; And Others
Health Education Quarterly, v20 n2 p275-87 Sum 1993
An intensive intervention group (n=247) of 9-11 year olds were exposed to SKIN SAFE, a curriculum about sun protection. A standard group (n=180) received a lecture about skin cancer; control group numbered 185. The intensive group were significantly more likely to use high levels of protection; no differences were apparent between the standard and control groups. (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Cancer, Children, Health Education, Intervention, Solar Energy
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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