Compliance with youth access regulations for indoor UV tanning

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 959-962

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CARE; SKIN COLOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; AGE; COOPERATION; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BEAUTY CULTURE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24044504741     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.8.959     Document Type: Article

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