Indoor tanning by adolescents: Prevalence, practices and policies

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-27

  Lazovich, DeAnn ^a   Forster, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Age; Gender; Health policy; Skin cancer; Sun beds; Tanning

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 11144286045     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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