Daily UVB exposure levels in high-school students measured with digital dosimeters

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1112-1114

  Rigel, Ethan G ^a   Lebwohl, Mark ^b   Rigel, Adam C ^a   Rigel, Darrell S ^c  

^a Riverdale Country School   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0345293240     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)02143-1     Document Type: Article

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