International prevalence of indoor tanning: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Indoor tanning is a known carcinogen, but the scope of exposure to this hazard is not known.

Objective

To summarize the international prevalence of exposure to indoor tanning.

Data sources

Studies were identified through systematic searches of PubMed (1966 to present), Scopus (1823 to present), and Web of Science (1898 to present) databases, last performed on March 16, 2013. We also hand searched reference lists to identify records missed by database searches and publicly available data not yet published in the scientific literature.

Study selection

Records reporting a prevalence of indoor tanning were eligible for inclusion. We excluded case-control studies, reports with insufficient study information, and reports of groups recruited using factors r

SUBMITTER: Wehner MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117411 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature