What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 375-378

  Gordon, Louisa G ^a   Hirst, Nicholas G ^a   Gies, Peter H F ^b   Green, Adèle C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MELANOMA; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; SKIN CANCER; SOLARIUM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 55449130195     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02082.x     Document Type: Article

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