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Authors
Feng, JessicaFrisard, Christine
Nahar, Vinayak K.
Oleski, Jessica L.
Hillhouse, Joel J.
Lemon, Stephenie C
Pagoto, Sherry L.
Faculty Advisor
Sherry PagotoUMass Chan Affiliations
Senior Scholars ProgramT.H. Chan School of Medicine
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine
T.H. Chan School of Medicine
Prevention Research Center
Document Type
Accepted ManuscriptPublication Date
2017-10-16Keywords
Indoor tanningUVA protection
UVB protection
behavioral health
preventative medicine
public health
skin cancer prevention
Behavioral Medicine
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Dermatology
Gender and Sexuality
Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
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To the Editor, In 2013, 1.9 million US men reported tanning indoors. Existing research largely target teen and young adult female tanners, and less is known about male tanning behavior. Using Survey Sampling International, we recruited a nationally representative sample of 773 adults who intend to use or used an indoor tanning bed. Participants reporting a lifetime history of tanning indoors (n=636; 33.5% male) were included....Source
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Oct 14. pii: S0190-9622(17)32541-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.015. [Epub ahead of print] Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.015Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44635PubMed ID
29042232Notes
Jessica Feng participated in this study as a medical student as part of the Senior Scholars research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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© 2017 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Accepted manuscript posted after 12 months as allowed by the publisher's author rights policy at https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/78476/external-embargo-list.pdfae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.015