Tattoos on 18-year-old male adolescents - Characteristics and associated factors

• Main Authors: José Froner Bicca (Author), Rodrigo Pereira Duquia (Author), Juliano de Avelar Breunig (Author), Paulo Ricardo Martins de Souza (Author), Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Prevalence of tattoos is around 10-26% in men and 10-22% in women, and can involve negative effects such as: regret, removal attempts, physical and biological changes of the skin and association with some viral diseases. OBJECTIVE: to determine the prevalence, characteristics and factors...