ST. LOUIS — Nearly two-thirds of Missouri tanning salons allow children as young as 10 or 12 to use tanning beds, and many provide misinformation about the dangers of the practice, according to a 2007 Washington University study released Monday.
Washington University releases 2007 survey about children allowed in Mo. tanning beds
Monday, February 25, 2013 | 1:01 p.m. CST;
updated 2:15 p.m. CST, Monday, February 25, 2013
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