Stronger laws are needed to protect teens from indoor tanning

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 586-588

  Balk, Sophie J ^a,c   Fisher, David E ^b   Geller, Alan C ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NOT AVAILABLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial tanning; Indoor tanning; Melanoma; Prevention; Skin cancer; Tanning legislation; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; DNA DAMAGE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDOOR TANNING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MELANOMA; NOTE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84874584211     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-3367     Document Type: Note

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