Tattooing and body piercing as lifestyle indicator of risk behaviors in Brazilian adolescents

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 559-560

  Oliveira, Michele Dias Da S ^a   Matos, Marcos A ^a   Martins, Regina M B ^a   Teles, Sheila Araujo ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body piercing; Brazil; Risk behavior; Tattooing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; BRAZIL; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY PIERCING; BRAZIL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; TATTOOING;

EID: 33750068624     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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