History and culture of tanning in the United States

Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning

Volumn 9789400720480, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-31

  Hunt, Yvonne ^a   Augustson, Erik ^a   Rutten, Lila ^b   Moser, Richard ^a   Yaroch, Amy ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; History of tanning; Indoor tanning; Melanoma; Skin cancer; Sun bed; Sun exposure; Sun protection; Sun safety; Sunbathing; Sunburn; Sunlamp; Sunscreen; Tanning; Tanning bed; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931326866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2048-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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