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Post–California Tanning Ban

Post–California Tanning Ban COMMENTARY ONLINE FIRST A Brief Update on Current Youth Access Laws EARLY A QUARTER OF universal tanning ban for minors The presence of various state leg- US adolescents have younger than 18 years. In light of this islation has had a dramatic impact on reported using in- instrumental piece of legislation, this changing tanning access to minors. door tanning. The commentary serves to delineate the An important study conducted in N reasons stated for current status of tanning access re- 2009 assessed the practices of 3647 tanning include a desire to achieve a strictions and describe the chal- tanning facilities in cities from all 50 tanned appearance, to socialize and lenges in the legislative path to “ban states. Data collectors posing as 15- improve their mood, or to relax. the tan.” year-old female customers solicited Safety concerns surround the addic- Tanning legislation is drafted and each facility’s requirements for mini- tive nature of tanning, as well as the enforced by each state, with an over- mum age, parental consent, paren- increased risk for skin cancers, skin all lack of federal oversight. The leg- tal accompaniment, and tanning fre- islationpertainstoanumberofareas, quency. The results were significant. See also pages 1006 suchasequipmentstandards,facility- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Dermatology American Medical Association

Post–California Tanning Ban

Chen, Lucy L.; Wang, Steven Q.
JAMA Dermatology , Volume 148 (9) – Sep 1, 2012
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2012 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6068
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2168-6084
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10.1001/archdermatol.2012.2085
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22801588
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COMMENTARY ONLINE FIRST A Brief Update on Current Youth Access Laws EARLY A QUARTER OF universal tanning ban for minors The presence of various state leg- US adolescents have younger than 18 years. In light of this islation has had a dramatic impact on reported using in- instrumental piece of legislation, this changing tanning access to minors. door tanning. The commentary serves to delineate the An important study conducted in N reasons stated for current status of tanning access re- 2009 assessed the practices of 3647 tanning include a desire to achieve a strictions and describe the chal- tanning facilities in cities from all 50 tanned appearance, to socialize and lenges in the legislative path to “ban states. Data collectors posing as 15- improve their mood, or to relax. the tan.” year-old female customers solicited Safety concerns surround the addic- Tanning legislation is drafted and each facility’s requirements for mini- tive nature of tanning, as well as the enforced by each state, with an over- mum age, parental consent, paren- increased risk for skin cancers, skin all lack of federal oversight. The leg- tal accompaniment, and tanning fre- islationpertainstoanumberofareas, quency. The results were significant. See also pages 1006 suchasequipmentstandards,facility-

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