Vitamin D effective ultraviolet wavelengths due to scattering in shade

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 431-436

  Turnbull, D J ^a,b   Parisi, A V ^a   Kimlin, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action spectra; Scattered UV; Shade; UVA; UVB; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BUILDING; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LIGHT SCATTERING; SHADE; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WAVEFORM; WINTER;

CHOLECALCIFEROL; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; GLASS; HUMANS; LIGHT; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 25644445392     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.04.039     Document Type: Article

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