Tanning salons in Santiago, Chile: The knowledge of the staff in charge and the quality of information provided to potential clients before and after a new regulatory law

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-89

  Salomone, Claudia ^a,b   Majerson, Daniela ^a   Molgó, Montserrat ^a   Sáenz De Santa María, Mariá Luisa ^a   Romero, William ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UC   (Chile)

Author keywords

Tanning beds; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF;

CHILE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNBATHING;

EID: 62749103328     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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