The role of public health advocacy in achieving an outright ban on commercial tanning beds in Australia

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sinclair, Craig A ^a   Makin, Jennifer Kay ^a   Tang, Anita ^b   Brozek, Irena ^b   Rock, Vanessa ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; BEAUTY CULTURE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84893371683     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301703     Document Type: Article

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