<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nikolaou, V</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stratigos, A. J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antoniou, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sypsa, V</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Avgerinou, G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Danopoulou, I.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nicolaidou, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Katsambas, A. D.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sun exposure behavior and protection practices in a Mediterranean population: a questionnaire-based study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photodermatol Photoimmunol PhotomedPhotodermatol Photoimmunol PhotomedPhotodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photodermatology, photoimmunology &amp; photomedicine</style></alt-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photodermatology, photoimmunology &amp; photomedicinePhotodermatology, photoimmunology &amp; photomedicine</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">*Environmental Exposure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">*Health Behavior</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">*Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">*Sunlight</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adolescent</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greece</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Risk Factors</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Skin Neoplasms/*prevention &amp; control</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sunscreening Agents</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Surveys and Questionnaires</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young Adult</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jun</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">25</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">132-7</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1600-0781 (Electronic)0905-4383 (Linking)</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OBJECTIVE: Skin cancer campaigns have only recently been implemented in a wide scale in Greece. In order to better target those individuals at risk, we aimed to explore sun exposure behaviors in a sample of the Greek population. METHODS: A total of 802 subjects, randomly selected among the residents of the two largest Greek cities, underwent a questionnaire-based telephone interview, assessing the degree of sun exposure patterns and knowledge of skin cancer risk factors. RESULTS: Females more commonly (90%) used sunscreens compared with males (67.5%), and among sunscreen users, only 8% used products with SPF &lt;10. Almost half of the participants (48%) preferred going to the beach during the midday hours. Over exposure to the sun was mostly reported by individuals with phototypes III/IV and of younger age (18-35 years). Most participants were aware of sun exposure as a cause of skin cancer, but among those who did not, 41% were younger than 34 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: In our survey, significant differences in age, sex and phototypes were observed with regard to sun exposure patterns and sunscreen use. Educational campaigns should focus more on younger age groups, encouraging a more complete set of photoprotective measures. However, potential trial limitations inherent in self-reported measures should be taken into account.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19438991</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nikolaou, VasilikiStratigos, Alexander JAntoniou, ChristinaSypsa, VanaAvgerinou, GeorgiaDanopoulou, IfigeniaNicolaidou, ElectraKatsambas, Andreas DengEngland2009/05/15 09:00Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2009 Jun;25(3):132-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00424.x.</style></notes><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>