Behavioral risks associated with tattooing

Family Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-54

  Stephens, Mark B ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037252759     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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