TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Body art (body piercing and tattooing) among undergraduate university students: "then and now"
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Mayers, Lester B.
A1  - Chiffriller, Sheila H.
SP  - 201
EP  - 203
VL  - 42
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -