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Solariums (sunbeds and tanning beds).
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Related information on other websites
Sunsmart Victoria.
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Victorian Solaria Regulation.
Victorian Multilingual Cancer Information.
Australian Standard.
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- Solariums [online], SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton. More information here.
- Information for solaria businesses [online], Victorian Regulations, Department of Human Services, Victorian Government. More information here.
- ASNZS 2635:2008 Solaria for cosmetic purposes (2008), Standards Australia. More information here.
- Autier, P. et al (1994), ‘Cutaneous malignant melanoma and exposure to sunlamps or sunbeds: an EORTC multicenter case-control study in Belgium, France and Germany’, in International Journal of Cancer, vol. 58, pp. 809–813.
- Walter, S. D. et al (1990), ‘The association of cutaneous malignant melanoma with the use of sunbeds and sunlamps’, in American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 131. no. 2, pp. 232–243.
- Westerdahl, J. et al (1994), ‘Use of sunbeds or sunlamps and malignant melanoma in southern Sweden’, in American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 140, no. 8.
- Lavker, R. M. et al (1995), ‘Cumulative effects from repeated exposures to suberythemal doses of UVB and UVA in human skin’, in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 32, p. 53.
- Lavker, R. M. et al (1995), ‘Quantitative assessment of cumulative damage from repetitive exposures to suberythemogenic doses of UVA in human skin’, in Photochemistry & Photobiology, vol. 62, p. 348.
- Rhainds, M. et al (1999), ‘A population-based survey on the use of artificial tanning devices in the Province of Quebec, Canada’, in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 40, pp. 572–6.
- Dubakienò, R. & Kuprienò, M. (2006), ‘Scientific problems of photosensitivity’, in Medicina (Kaunas), vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 619–24. More information here.
- Raab. W. P. (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.
- Gange, R. W. et al. (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 Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 362–4. More information here.
- Wu, C. (1999), ‘Unravelling the mystery of melanin: Does a tan protect skin from sun damage or contribute to it?’, in Science News, vol. 156, pp. 190–1.
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Last updated: February 2009
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