UV light abuse and high-risk tanning behavior among undergraduate college students

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-379

  Poorsattar, Solmaz P ^a,b   Hornung, Robin L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GUILT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BURNS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33847015643     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.08.064     Document Type: Article

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