Solar UVR exposure, concurrent activities and sun-protective practices among primary schoolchildren

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 749-758

  Wright, Caradee Y ^a   Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Bodeker, Gregory E ^b   Gray, Andrew ^a   Cox, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOL; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILD; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOOLS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34249779231     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2006-08-22-RA-1010     Document Type: Article

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