Rating clothing for sun protection: Current status in Australia

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Stanford, Duncan G ^a   Georgouras, Katherine E ^a,b   Pailthorpe, Michael T ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

photoprotection; skin cancer; sun protection factor; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031035118     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(96)00101-8     Document Type: Review

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