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Suntan

Known as: suntanning 
An induced skin pigment (MELANIN) darkening after exposure to SUNLIGHT or ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. The degree of tanning depends on the intensity and… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Early detection and treatment of skin cancer
The most deadly but less common form of skin cancer, melanoma is now the most common cancer found in women between the ages 25 to… 
1996
1996
Discourses and practices related to suntanning and solar protection among young Australians
For some decades there has been a strong cultural imperative among Australians of European descent to acquire a tanned skin in… 
1992
1992
Carbon dioxide laser treatment of actinic cheilitis.
Review
1990
Review
1990
'Are you dying to get a suntan?' — the pre- and post-campaign survey results
'ARE you dying to get a suntan?' was a national skin cancer prevention campaign run by the Health Edu cation Authority during the… 
1989
1989
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and porphyria cutanea tarda.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Sun-induced aging. Clinical and laboratory observations in humans.
1987
1987
Determination of sun-screen agents in cosmetic products by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Etiology of common acquired melanocytic nevi: constitutional variables, sun exposure, and diet.
Associations were sought between prevalence of nevi on the arms and other variables in controls from a case-control study of… 
1982
1982
Psoralen-containing sunscreen induces phototoxicity and epidermal ornithine decarboxylase activity.
1982
1982
Malignant melanoma caused by UV-A suntan bed?
No abstract available. 
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