National survey of health in the tattoo industry: Observational study of 448 French tattooists
Open Access
- 13 February 2017
- journal article
- Published by Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
- Vol. 30 (1) , 111-120
Abstract
Objectives: The data regarding the health of professional tattooists is inexistent. Tattooists are usually heavily tattooed and exposed daily to body fluids and skin-to-skin contacts with customers, tattoo inks, solvents, allergens, irritants, and work for hours often in inadequate positions...Keywords
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