Commentary on 'Indoor tanning injuries: An evaluation of FDA adverse event reporting data'

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 223-224

  Miller, Sharon A ^a   Beer, Janusz Z ^a   Savalia, Varsha ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BURN; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EYE INJURY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDOOR TANNING; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INJURY; SUNBURN;

BEAUTY CULTURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 67651015597     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00445.x     Document Type: Note

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