Motivation for tattoo removal

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 412-416

  Armstrong, Myrna L ^a   Stuppy, Dorothy J ^b   Gabriel, Donata C ^c   Anderson, R Rox ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; TATTOOING;

EID: 0029949197     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.4.412     Document Type: Article

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