Ultraviolet protection factor of fabrics: Comparison of laboratory and field-based measurements

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Gambichler, T ^a   Hatch, K L ^b   Avermaete, A ^a   Bader, A ^a   Herde, M ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel textiles; Clothing; Photoprotection; Skin cancer prevention; Spore film; Sun exposure; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; SUNLIGHT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; TEXTILE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEXTILES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036592054     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2001.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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