The body as canvas

 


1. Body Map

2. Modern modification

3. Tattoo. Pierce. How come?

4. Hepatitis C

5. To regulate?


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Paper
Commercial Tattooing as a Potentially Important Source of Hepatitis C Infection Clinical Epidemiology of 626 Consecutive Patients Unaware of Their Hepatitis C Serologic Status, Robert Haley and Paul Fischer, MEDICINE 80: 134-51, 2001 Vol. 80, No. 2, 2001.

Psychological and Motivational Characteristics of Tattooers and Body-Piercers, Christina Frederick-Recascino et al, North American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 2, no. 2. 2000.

Regulation of Tattooing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota: Tattooists' Attitudes and Relationship Between Regulation and Practice, Raymond MJ, Halcon LL, Pirie PL, Public Health Reports. 118(2):154-61, 2003 Mar-Apr.

Tattooing and Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases in Brazil: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Matched Study, Sergio de A. Nishioka, European Journal of Epidemiology 18: 441-449, 2003.

Electronic
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