Another duel in the sun: Weighing the balances between sun protection, tanning beds, and malignant melanoma

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 614-622

  Roberts, Daniel J ^a   Hornung, Carlton A ^a   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Malignant neoplasms; Melanoma; Pediatricians; Pre adolescent; Preventative behavior; Risk factors; Risk reduction; Skin; Tanning beds; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PREVALENCE; TANNING BED; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KENTUCKY; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 67449089831     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809332589     Document Type: Article

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