A hazard assessment of artificial tanning units

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-87

  Moseley, H ^a   Davidson, M ^b   Ferguson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Perth and Kinross Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial tanning units; Hazard assessment; Sunbeds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031809630     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1998.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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