Solarium use in Australia, recent trends and context

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-430

  Francis, Kate ^b   Dobbinson, Suzanne ^a   Wakefield, Melanie ^a   Girgis, Afaf ^c  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Solaria; Sun beds; Tanning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956028055     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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