Why do young women use sunbeds? A comparative psychological study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 950-954

  Fiala, B ^a   Kopp, M ^a   Gunther V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NARCISSISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031449586     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb01557.x     Document Type: Article

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