Ultraviolet radiation properties as applied to photoclimatherapy at the Dead Sea

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 359-365

  Kudish, Avraham I ^a,b   Abels, D ^b,c   Harari, M ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Dead Sea Mor Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHEMA; INSTRUMENTATION; JORDAN; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SEA; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVEFORM;

CLIMATE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; OCEANS AND SEAS; RADIATION MONITORING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0037529068     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01683.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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