Ultraviolet Protection Factors for Clothing: An Intercomparison of Measurement Systems

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-67

  Gies, Peter ^a   Roy, Colin ^a   McLennan, Alan ^a   Pailthorpe, Michael ^b,c   Hilfiker, Rolf ^d,l   Osterwalder, Uli ^d   Monard, Berto ^e   Moseley, Harry ^f   Sliney, David ^g   Wengraitis, Stephen ^g   Wong, Joe ^h   Human, Sep ⁱ   Bilimis, Zafira ^j   Holmes, Geoff ^k  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c The Ecology Lab Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^e CSIR National Metrology Laboratory   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^g U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^h QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

ⁱ Tech Natal Ackermann Labs (TNSA)   (South Africa)

^j Varian Australia   (Australia)

^k SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^l SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECTRUM; STANDARD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 10744233002     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)0770058UPFFCA2.0.CO2     Document Type: Article

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