Prevalence and characteristics of body piercing and tattooing among high school students

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-329

  Deschesnes, Marthe ^a   Demers, Stéphanie ^b   Finès, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b Coeur des Vallées Schoolboard ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body piercing; Survey; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; BODY MODIFICATION; BODY PIERCING; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BLEEDING; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SWELLING; TATTOOING;

EID: 33748439253     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405614     Document Type: Article

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