Occupational exposure to ultraviolet radiation: The duality dilemma

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-37

  Kimlin, Michael G ^a   Tenkate, Thomas D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone health; Eye neoplasms; Melanoma; Photodermatoses; Photokeratoses; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CATARACT; ERYTHEMA; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D METABOLISM;

EID: 34249883864     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/reveh.2007.22.1.1     Document Type: Review

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