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Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009
The objectives of this study were to provide estimates of indoor tanning device use among US high school students and provide baseline data before implementation of a 10% excise tax on indoor tanning device use mandated by recent federal health care reform legislation. We examined the frequency of i...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21843419 |
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description | The objectives of this study were to provide estimates of indoor tanning device use among US high school students and provide baseline data before implementation of a 10% excise tax on indoor tanning device use mandated by recent federal health care reform legislation. We examined the frequency of indoor tanning device use by using data from the 2009 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Overall, 15.6% of students used an indoor tanning device during the 12 months before the survey; almost half of those students used an indoor tanning device 10 or more times. Reported use and frequency of use varied by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Given the high prevalence of indoor tanning device use among US high school students and the associated risk of melanoma, strategies to reduce exposure must be examined. |
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spelling | pubmed-31811892011-10-04 Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 Guy, Gery P. Tai, Eric Richardson, Lisa C. Prev Chronic Dis Brief The objectives of this study were to provide estimates of indoor tanning device use among US high school students and provide baseline data before implementation of a 10% excise tax on indoor tanning device use mandated by recent federal health care reform legislation. We examined the frequency of indoor tanning device use by using data from the 2009 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Overall, 15.6% of students used an indoor tanning device during the 12 months before the survey; almost half of those students used an indoor tanning device 10 or more times. Reported use and frequency of use varied by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Given the high prevalence of indoor tanning device use among US high school students and the associated risk of melanoma, strategies to reduce exposure must be examined. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3181189/ /pubmed/21843419 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Guy, Gery P. Tai, Eric Richardson, Lisa C. Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title | Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title_full | Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title_fullStr | Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title_full_unstemmed | Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title_short | Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009 |
title_sort | use of indoor tanning devices by high school students in the united states, 2009 |
topic | Brief |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21843419 |
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