title: [Tattooed people, who are you? Demographic and behavioral characteristics of tattooed individuals].
abstract: Over the past 20 years, tattoos have become extremely popular in Western countries. In Germany for instance, 8.5% of the population (aged between 14 and 90 years) have tattoos. Trends in France are similar according to a recent poll (10%). However, tattoos are becoming increasingly common among the young, involving up to 25%, according to the individual country. Reasons for getting a tattoo are plentiful and personal. There is no specific profile of tattooed individuals nowadays but a rather wide spectrum of different types. Herein, we review the epidemiology of tattooed individuals in the light of the most recent publications on the subject.
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital: dermatology, allergology and venereology, Meilahdentie 2, PO Box 160, 00029 HUS, Finlande. Electronic address: nicolaskluger@yahoo.fr.
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authors.lastname: Kluger
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004522:Educational Status; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D061213:Mortality, Premature; D009042:Motivation; D009656:North America; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D013240:Stereotyping; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014754:Violence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Addiction; Détatouage; Epidemiology; Facteur de risque; Risk factor; Sexuality; Sexualité; Tatouage; Tattoo removal; Tattooing; Épidémiologie