Ultraviolet exposure patterns of Irish and Danish gardeners during work and leisure

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 795-801

  Thieden, Elisabeth ^a   Collins, S M ^b   Philipsen, P A ^a   Murphy, G M ^b   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diary; Outdoor worker; Risk behaviour; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet dosimeter; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LENTIGO; MALE; NEVUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; GARDENING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOTYPE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RISK-TAKING; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 26244435616     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06797.x     Document Type: Article

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