UV-B induced immunomodulation: A health risk

Polar Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-343

  Garssen, Johan ^a   Norval, Mary ^b   Van Loveren, Henk ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; OZONE DEPLETION;

EID: 0033498961     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.1999.tb00312.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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