Seasonal erythemal UV doses in belo horizonte, Brazil

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1197-1204

  Silva, Abel A ^a,b   Gabrich, Lívia L P ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Estudos Avancados   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; SEASON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRAZIL; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; SEASONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34548751247     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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