University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
A proactive approach to ending the use of university debit cards for indoor tanning
UMMS Affiliation
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Dermatology
Abstract
Recently, a review of the top 125 colleges ranked by US News and World Report found that 14.4% of universities have a campus debit card that can be used to purchase tanning services. We sought to dissolve the affiliations between universities and tanning salons.
Keywords
indoor tanning, young adults, college students, university debit cards, tanning services
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.044
Source
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Jan;76(1):e35-e36. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.044. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
PubMed ID
27986162
Repository Citation
Pederson, Hannah; Royer, Eryn L.; Regen, Donna; Ruan, Allen; Pagoto, Sherry L.; and Dellavalle, Robert P., "A proactive approach to ending the use of university debit cards for indoor tanning" (2017). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 1302.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1302