A cross-sectional study examining the correlation between sunless tanning product use and tanning beliefs and behaviors

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-454

  Sahn, Rachel E ^a   McIlwain, Mary Jayne ^a,c   Magee, Kristin H ^a,d   Veledar, Emir ^a   Chen, Suephy C ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Dermatology Center of Atlanta   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLESS TANNING; SUNTAN; TANNING BED; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSMETICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SUNBATHING; SUNTAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859990722     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.2072     Document Type: Article

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