Outdoor ultraviolet exposure of children and adolescents

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1030-1034

  Diffey, B L ^a   Gibson, C J ^a   Haylock, R ^b   Mckinlay, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029943267     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07937.x     Document Type: Article

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