Effect of childhood and adolescent ultraviolet exposures on cumulative exposure in South East Queensland schools

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Parisi, A V ^b   Meldrum, L R ^a   Wong, J C F ^a   Aitken, J ^c   Fleming, R A ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Erythema; Non ionizing; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ERYTHEMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; QUEENSLAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0033982378     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2000.160106.x     Document Type: Article

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