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. 1994 Mar;84(3):476–478. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.3.476

The use of commercial tanning facilities by suburban Minnesota adolescents.

J A Oliphant 1, J L Forster 1, C M McBride 1
PMCID: PMC1614826  PMID: 8129071

Abstract

In 1991, 1008 suburban St. Paul, Minn, high school students were surveyed via self-administered questionnaire regarding use of commercial tanning facilities, injuries experienced from tanning, use of protective measures while tanning indoors, and knowledge of the risks of tanning. Overall, 34% of the respondents had used commercial tanning facilities. Fifty percent said they had not been warned by tanning facility operators about the risks of tanning indoors, 28% reported not being told to wear goggles, and 17% reported never wearing goggles. The results indicate that these adolescents use commercial tanning services at high rates, and often in ways that increase their risk for a variety of health problems.

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