Enacting legislation to restrict youth access to tanning beds: A survey of advocates and sponsoring legislators

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-70

  Obayan, Busayo ^a   Geller, Alan C ^b   Resnick, Elissa A ^c   Demierre, Marie France ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; dermatology; indoor tanning; legislation; policy; skin cancer; sun beds; sunlamp; tanning; teenaged tanning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; HEALTH; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW; LEATHER INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE;

ADOLESCENT; BEAUTY CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; SUNBATHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953290414     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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