Prevalence of body art (body piercing and tattooing) in university undergraduates and incidence of medical complications

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-34

  Mayers, Lester B ^a   Judelson, Daniel A ^b   Moriarty, Barry W ^a   Rundell, Kenneth W ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sport Sci and Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOMATOTYPE; TATTOOING; TISSUE INJURY; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0036142808     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/77.1.29     Document Type: Article

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