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Children as young as EIGHT putting health at risk on sunbeds, warns Which? - Read More

Date Added: April 24, 2008 11:25:03 AM
Children as young as eight are putting their health at risk by using sunbeds, warn researchers. A new survey shows three per cent of under 16s have used a sunbed - equivalent to about 170,000 UK youngsters - with four times as many users aged 16 and 17 years.

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