Measuring the stringency of states' indoor tanning regulations: Instrument development and outcomes

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 774-780

  Woodruff, Susan I ^a   Pichon, Latrice C ^b   Hoerster, Katherine D ^c   Forster, Jean L ^d   Gilmer, Todd ^b   Mayer, Joni A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Clinical Psychology ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INDOOR SKIN TANNING; INSTRUMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN COLOR; STRINGENCY SCALE; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

BEAUTY CULTURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147196237     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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