Can tattoos cause cancer?

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-232

  Doremus, Anthony R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TATTOOING;

COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; TATTOOING;

EID: 68549092948     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.231-232     Document Type: Article

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