Tanning device usage: What are parents thinking?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-221

  Magee, Kristin H ^a   Poorsattar, Solmaz ^b   Seidel, Kristy D ^c   Hornung, Robin L ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEAUTY CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34249787913     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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