Addictive-like behaviours to ultraviolet light among frequent indoor tanners

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-38

  Harrington, C R ^a   Beswick, T C ^a   Leitenberger, J ^a   Minhajuddin, A ^b   Jacobe, H T ^a   Adinoff, B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TANNING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650122428     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03882.x     Document Type: Article

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