Correlates of Intentional Tanning Among Adolescents in the United States: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Dawn M. Holman,Meg Watson +1 more
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Findings indicate that multiple factors influence tanning among adolescents and inform future public health research and intervention efforts to reduce intentional tanning.About:
This article is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 72 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sunburn & Sunbathing.read more
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Electronic nicotine delivery system (electronic cigarette) awareness, use, reactions and beliefs: a systematic review
Jessica K. Pepper,Noel T. Brewer +1 more
TL;DR: ENDS use is expanding rapidly despite experts’ concerns about safety, dual use and possible ‘gateway’ effects, and more research is needed on effective public health messages, perceived health risks, validity of self-reports of smoking cessation and the use of different kinds of ENDS.
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Adolescent and young adult patients with cancer: a milieu of unique features.
TL;DR: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer are a unique category of patients who, depending on age at time of diagnosis, might receive treatment from oncologists specializing either in the treatment of children or adults.
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Strategies to reduce indoor tanning: current research gaps and future opportunities for prevention.
Dawn M. Holman,Kathleen A. Fox,Jeffrey Glenn,Gery P. Guy,Meg Watson,Katie Baker,Vilma Cokkinides,Mark A. Gottlieb,DeAnn Lazovich,Frank M. Perna,Blake P. Sampson,Andrew B. Seidenberg,Craig Sinclair,Alan C. Geller +13 more
TL;DR: Highlights on the topics discussed included the state of the evidence on strategies to reduce indoor tanning, the tools necessary to effectively assess, monitor, and evaluate the short- and long-term impact of interventions, and strategies to align efforts at the national, state, and local levels through transdisciplinary collaboration and coordination.
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Indoor Tanning Among High School Students in the United States, 2009 and 2011
Gery P. Guy,Zahava Berkowitz,Eric Tai,Dawn M. Holman,Sherry Everett Jones,Lisa C. Richardson +5 more
TL;DR: The clustering of risky behaviors suggests a need for coordinated, multifaceted approaches, including primary care physician counseling, to address such behaviors among adolescents.
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