title: Commercial tanning salons and melanoma risk.
abstract: There have been many case-control studies of melanoma and the use of indoor tanning equipment. A recent meta analysis of 8 credible studies in North America estimated an overall significant odds ratio of 1.23. Three of these 8 studies also reported separately on commercial use and home use of indoor tanning equipment. For home use the overall odds ratio was a significant 1.53 while for commercial use there was a non significant 1.05.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hoel
keywords: indoor tanning; melanoma; skin cancer