Hat, shade, long sleeves, or sunscreen? Rethinking US sun protection messages based on their relative effectiveness.

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Published in Cancer Causes Control on June 03, 2011

Authors

Eleni Linos1, Elizabeth Keiser, Teresa Fu, Graham Colditz, Suephy Chen, Jean Y Tang

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway St, Pavillion C, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA. linos@stanford.edu

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