Amateur tattooing practices and beliefs among high school adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 420-425

  Houghton, Stephen J ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^a   Parry, Elizabeth ^a   Turbett, Yasmin ^a   Odgers, Peta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Amateur tattooing; Health awareness; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING;

EID: 0030445973     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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