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. 1990 Oct 6;301(6755):773–774. doi: 10.1136/bmj.301.6755.773

Tanning with ultraviolet A sunbeds.

B L Diffey, P M Farr, J Ferguson, N K Gibbs, F R deGruijl, J L Hawk, B E Johnson, G Lowe, R M Mackie, A F McKinlay, et al.
PMCID: PMC1663929  PMID: 2275730

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