Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , July 2004

Ultraviolet exposure is a reinforcing stimulus in frequent indoor tanners

,Accepted 14 January 2004.

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☆ Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (DA14014-01 and M01 RR07122) and by a pilot grant from the Wake Forest University Women's Health Center of Excellence.Conflicts of interest: None identified.

PII: S0190-9622(04)00555-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.01.053

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 45-51 , July 2004

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