UV protection by clothing: An intercomparison of measurements and methods

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 456-464

  Gies, H P ^e   Roy, C R ^e   McLennan, A ^e   Diffey, B L ^a   Pailthorpe, M ^b   Driscoll, C ^c   Whillock, M ^c   McKinlay, A F ^c   Grainger, K ^c   Clark, I ^c   Sayre, R M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Health effects; Radiation protection; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIOMETRY; SKIN CANCER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0030811962     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199709000-00003     Document Type: Article

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