WEB SITES
- CDC: Risk of HIV infection from tattoo or body piercing:
- Association of Professional Piercers
- American Academy of Pediatrics/New York Chapter: Information on healing times of tattoos
- American Academy of Dermatology
- Center for Young Women's Health/Children's Hospital in Boston
BOOKS
- Ink: The Not-Just-Skin-Deep Guide to Getting a Tattoo by Terisa Green, Ph.D., paperback (NAL Trade 2005)
- The Body Art Book: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Tattoos, Piercings and Other Body Modifications (Paperback) Jean-Chris Miller