Environmental Conditions and Variation in Levels of Sun Exposure among Children in Child Care

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-298

  Stanton, Warren R ^a   Saleheen, Hassan Nazmus ^a   O' Riordan, David ^a   Roy, Colin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Nuclear Safety Agency   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Polysulphone dosimeter; Ultraviolet radiation (UVR)

Indexed keywords

POLYSULFONE; SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DOSIMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0346118834     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM1004_1     Document Type: Article

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