Correlations between reported and measured ultraviolet radiation exposure of mothers and young children

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  O'Riordan, David L ^a,b   Stanton, Warren R ^b   Eyeson Annan, Margo ^a   Gies, Peter ^c   Roy, Colin ^c  

^a West Moreton Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSULFONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WRIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0033993334     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0060:CBRAMU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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