UV doses of Americans

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 621-629

  Godar, Dianne E ^a   Wengraitis, Steven P ^b   Shreffler, Jack ^c   Sliney, David H ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLLUTANT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035384615     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0621:UDOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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