Occupational exposure to ultraviolet radiation: A health risk assessment

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-209

  Tenkate, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Protection measures; Skin cancer; Standards; UVR

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER; STANDARD; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING;

EID: 0033500729     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.1999.14.4.187     Document Type: Review

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