Annual reduction of solar UV exposure to the facial area of outdoor workers in Southeast Queensland by wearing a hat

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Wong, J C F ^a   Airey, D K ^a   Fleming, R A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

annual exposure; facial exposure; hat; outdoor worker; protection factor; ultraviolet dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; ERYTHEMA; FACE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKER;

EID: 0029808682     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00189.x     Document Type: Article

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