Indoor tanning regulation, enforcement, taxation, and policy

Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning

Volumn 9789400720480, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-163

  Suárez, Andrea ^a   Dellavalle, Robert P ^a,b,c   Robinson, June K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Education; Federal Trade Commission; Food and Drug Administration; Indoor Tanning Association; Legislation; Limiting youth access to tobacco products; Minimal erythema dose; Public health; Regulation; Restrict youth access; Skin cancer; Tanning beds; Taxation; Ultraviolet radiation; US federal regulations; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931306777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2048-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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