A case for informed consent? Indoor UV tanning facility operator's provision of health risks information (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 557-560

  Heilig, Lauren F ^a   D'Ambrosia, Renee ^c   Drake, Amanda L ^a   Dellavalle, Robert P ^a,b   Hester, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Risk; Tanning; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SUNBURN; TRAINING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

AGING, PREMATURE; BEAUTY CULTURE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21644470818     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-6572-x     Document Type: Article

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