Burns related to sunbed use

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 920-923

  Hemington Gorse, S J ^a   Slattery, M A ^a   Drew, P J ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial tanning; Sunbed; Sunbed burns; Sunbed erythema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SUNBATHING; SUNBED; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BEAUTY CULTURE; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955588625     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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