Description of the use of a risk estimation model to assess the increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer among outdoor workers in Central Queensland, Australia

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-88

  Vishvakarman, D ^a   Wong, J C F ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure; Non melanomic skin cancer; Risk estimation model; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TEACHER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0038627922     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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