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Sunsmart.
Cancer Council Victoria - Cut Your Cancer Risk.
New Victorian Solaria Regulations.
Multilingual Cancer Information.
The Australasian College of Dermatologists.
Australian Government, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.

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    • Tanning and solariums, SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria. More information here.
    • Solarium standards, SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton. More information here.
    • Information for solaria businesses, Victorian Regulations, Department of Human Services, Victorian Government. More information here.
    • Gange RW, Blackett AD, Matzinger EA, Sutherland BM & Kochevar IE (1985), ‘Comparative protection efficiency of UVA- and UVB- induced tans against erythema and formation of endonuclease-sensitive sites in DNA by UVB in human skin’, in The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 85, pp. 362–364. More information here.
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    • Raab WP, 1990, ‘Photodamaged skin: a medical or a cosmetic concern?’, in Journal of International Medical Research, vol. 18 (Suppl. 3), pp. 2c–7c. More information here.

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