Ultraviolet protection by summer textiles. Ultraviolet transmission measurements verified by determination of the minimal erythema dose with solar-simulated radiation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 484-489

  Gambichler, T ^a   Avermaete, A ^a   Bader, A ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clothing; Minimal erythema dose; Solar simulator; Spectrophotometry; Textile; Ultraviolet protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SIMULATOR; SKIN PROTECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEXTILE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035077171     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04072.x     Document Type: Article

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