Risks associated with tattooing and body piercing

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-470

  Braithwaite, Ronald L ^a   Stephens, Torrance ^a   Sterk, Claire ^a   Braithwaite, Kisha ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GROOMING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRISONERS; PUNCTURES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033385414     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343131     Document Type: Article

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