Comparison of advertising strategies between the indoor tanning and tobacco industries

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 685.e1-685.e18

  Greenman, Jennifer ^a   Jones, David A ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADVERTIZING; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; INDOOR TANNING; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 77949271550     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.02.045     Document Type: Editorial

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