Compliance with age and skin type restrictions following the introduction of indoor tanning legislation in Melbourne, Australia

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 286-293

  Makin, Jennifer K ^a   Hearne, Kimberley ^a   Dobbinson, Suzanne J ^a  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Regulation; Skin cancer; Solarium; Sunbed; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LAW; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARE; SKIN TANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TANNING;

EID: 81355154611     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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