Evaluating perceived threat of skin cancer and preventive measures in South Iranian sailors: A qualitative study

• Main Authors: Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad (Author), Ahmad Sotoudeh (Author), Ali Akbar Vaezi (Author), Hossein Fallahzadeh (Author), Mohammad Taqhi Noorbala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Sailors are exposed to sunlight as their job requires and are, in the long run, more prone to different types of skin cancer. This study aimed to explore sailors' experience of perceived threat and to show protective behaviors against sunlight in the south of Iran. MATERIALS AND MET...