Effective shade structures

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-15

  Turnball, David J ^a   Parisi, Alfio V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL; SHADE; SKIN CANCER; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 31444441456     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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