Adverse effects of ultraviolet radiation from the use of indoor tanning equipment: Time to ban the tan

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lim, Henry W ^a   James, William D ^b   Rigel, Darrell S ^c   Maloney, Mary E ^d   Spencer, James M ^e   Bhushan, Reva ^f  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; DNA damage; Food and Drug Administration reclassification of indoor tanning devices; immunosuppression; indoor tanning; legislation; melanoma; photoaging; photodermatoses; radiation; regulation; skin cancer; squamous cell carcinoma; ultraviolet; ultraviolet A; ultraviolet B; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; PROTEIN P53; SUNSCREEN; THYMINE; VITAMIN D;

BURN; CANCER RISK; CLASSIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHEMA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MELANOMA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952814778     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.11.032     Document Type: Article

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