Measurements of the UVR protection provided by hats used at school

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 750-754

  Gies, Peter ^a   Javorniczky, John ^a   Roy, Colin ^a   Henderson, Stuart ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACE; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOLS; SOLAR SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33745857674     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-10-27-RA-727     Document Type: Article

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