Teens and indoor tanning: A cancer prevention opportunity for pediatricians

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 772-785

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

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHEMA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR TANNING; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNTAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875971061     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2404     Document Type: Article

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