Revolutionary advances in sun-protective clothing - An essential step in eliminating skin cancer in our world

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-105

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,h   Cox, Mary Jude ^b   Becker, Daniel G ^c   Horowitz, Jed H ^d   Nichter, Larry S ^d   Britt, L D ^e   Edlich III, Theodore J ^f   Long, William B ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Eye Phys of Southern New Jersey   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Facial Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^d Pacific Center for Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^e EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TOTAL   (France)

^g LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coolibar; CoolMax ; In vitro testing; In vivo testing; Percentage blocking UV A and UV B; Photoprotective clothing; Rit Sun guard ; Skin cancer; Spectrophotometer; Ultraviolet protection factor (UPF); UV A transmittance; UV B transmittance

Indexed keywords

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN; SUN; TUMORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MULTITACTIC APPROACH; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FACTOR (UPF);

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; TEXTILE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN;

EID: 2542442417     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i2.30     Document Type: Review

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