More evidence of harms of sunbed use, particularly for young people

Editorial

. 2012 Oct 2:345:e6101.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6101.

Editorial

Catherine M Olsen et al. BMJ. 2012.

. 2012 Oct 2:345:e6101.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6101.

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Sunbed use increases risk of melanoma; risk increases with greater number of sessions and first use at younger age.
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