Assessment of Ocular Exposure to Ultraviolet-B for Population Studies

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 701-709

  Duncan, Donald D ^a   Muñoz, Beatriz ^b   Bandeen Roche, Karen ^a   West, Sheila K ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIERINAE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031262829     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb03210.x     Document Type: Article

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