@article{ref1,
title="Body art (body piercing and tattooing) among undergraduate university students: "then and now"",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2008",
author="Mayers, Lester B. and Chiffriller, Sheila H.",
volume="42",
number="2",
pages="201-203",
abstract="PURPOSE: To survey the prevalence of body art and incidence of medical complications among university students comparing results in 2001 and 2006. METHODS: Students reported body piercings and tattoos and occurrence of medical complications. RESULTS: Prevalence of body piercing was 51% and tattooing 22%. Piercing medical complication incidence was 19%. No tattooing medical complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Body art is prevalent among undergraduate university students, with prevalence essentially unchanged during two consecutive 5-year samples. Medical complications occur frequently among those with piercings.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.014"
}