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Legislation restricting access to indoor tanning throughout the world
Mary T Pawlak1, Melanie Bui, Mahsa Amir
1Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA.
Objective:
To compile current legislation of indoor tanning throughout the world and compare them with existing legislation found in 2003.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Setting:
International.
Participants:
All nations with legislation regarding access to indoor tanning found through web-based Internet search.
Main Outcome Measures:
Number of nations with legislation and changes to laws regarding access to indoor tanning since 2003.
Results:
The number of countries with nationwide indoor tanning legislation restricting youth 18 years or younger increased from 2 countries in 2003 to 11 countries in 2011. Six states or territories in Australia restricted indoor tanning in all minors; a province and a region in Canada implemented youth tanning laws; and 8 states, in addition to 3 preexisting state laws, in the United States implemented indoor tanning legislation since 2003.
Conclusion:
Since 2003, access to indoor tanning has become increasingly restricted around the world.
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