The European standard for sun-protective clothing: EN 13758

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Gambichler, T ^a   Laperre, J ^b   Hoffmann, K ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b CENTEXBEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clothing; Fabrics; Photoprotection; Photosensitive disorders; Skin cancer; Sun protection; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

AWARENESS; CONSENSUS; CONSUMER; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEXTILE FIBER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SUNBURN; TEXTILE;

EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUNBURN; TEXTILES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33646231260     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01401.x     Document Type: Review

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