Parents’ Perceptions of Skin Cancer Threat and Children’s Physical Activity

Sun exposure is a major risk factor for skin cancer, but without physical activity, children are at risk of childhood obesity. The objective of this study was to explore relationships between parental perceptions of skin cancer threat, sun protection behaviors, physical activity, and body mass index...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2012, Vol.9, p.E143, Article 110345
Main Authors: Tran, Alexander D., Aalborg, Jenny, Asdigian, Nancy L., Morelli, Joseph G., Mokrohisky, Stefan T., Dellavalle, Robert P., Berwick, Marianne, Box, Neil F., Crane, Lori A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Body Mass Index
Child
Cohort Studies
Colorado
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Female
Health Behavior - ethnology
Humans
Male
Motor Activity
Nevus, Pigmented
Original Research
Parents - psychology
Physical Examination
Recreation
Regression Analysis
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Neoplasms - complications
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
Skin Neoplasms - psychology
Skin Pigmentation
Social Class
Sunlight - adverse effects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
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