Table 1

Schedule of Kidskin study intervention and data collection

1995199619971998199920002001
InterventionSpring*SpringSpringSpring
Suntan†Summer‡*Summer‡Summer‡
QuestionnaireSpringSummer‡Summer‡Summer‡
Constitutional†§Winter*WinterWinter
Naevus countsWinterWinterWinter

  • Adapted from Milne.11

  • *In Australia, summer is from December to February, autumn from March to May, winter from June to August and spring from September to November.

  • †Measured by skin spectrophotometry.

  • ‡Measured at the end of summer immediately after school holidays.

  • §Constitutional skin colour measured from inner arm.