Not all tanners are created equal: Implications of tanning subtypes for skin cancer prevention

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1505-1508

  Pagoto, Sherry L ^a   Hillhouse, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHING BEACHES; BEAUTY CULTURE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 56549130022     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.11.1505     Document Type: Editorial

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