Trends in the number of indoor tanning facilities and tanning beds licensed in North Carolina

摘要

Our findings should be interpreted in light of several limitations. First, the time period for which data were available precludes evalua- tion of the impact of policy interventions (e.g., federal tanning tax) on the availability of indoor tanning facilities. Further, in the absence of a national database of tanning facilities, our study used data from a single state. Other states may wish to replicate our approach, given that re- gional trends may differ.