International prevalence of indoor tanning a systematic review and meta-analysis

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 390-400

  Wehner, Mackenzie R ^a,b,c   Chren, Mary Margaret ^a,d   Nameth, Danielle ^e   Choudhry, Aditi ^f   Gaskins, Matthew ^c   Nead, Kevin T ^b   Boscardin, W John ^g   Linos, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f John Muir Medical Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; INDOOR TANNING; MELANOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; BEAUTY CULTURE; CANADA; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EUROPE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNTAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898452160     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6896     Document Type: Article

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