2016 / 03

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2016-03-10

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

How aware are members of the medical university community of the risks and consequences of skin tattooing? Results of the online survey

Trushina EV1, Minkina OV2, Dvornikov AS, Skripkina PA, fon Zimfer EI, Konyshev YaI
About authors

1 Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Faculty of General Medicine,
Pirogov Russian National Research University, Moscow

2 Family Medical Center Ltd., Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Evgeniya Trushina
ul. Ostrovityanova, d. 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997; moc.liamg@aiinegve.anihsurt

Received: 2016-05-23 Accepted: 2016-06-06 Published online: 2017-01-05
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