Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heckman, Carolyn J. (Editor), Manne, Sharon L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Dermatology.; Health promotion.; Health.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Health psychology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Psychology.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.

Since the industrialization and urbanization of the Western workforce, tanned skin has been perceived increasingly as attractive and fashionable for naturally light-skinned individuals. However, in addition to causing tanning, photo-aging, and other health effects, ultraviolet radiation (UV) is a we...