Prevalence of indoor tanning and association with sunburn among youth in the United States

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 387-390

  Guy, Gery P ^a   Berkowitz, Zahava ^a   Jones, Sherry Everett ^b   Watson, Meg ^a   Richardson, Lisa C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDOOR TANNING; JUVENILE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUNBATHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUNBATHING; SUNBURN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019090586     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.6273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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