Optimizing solar UV-radiation exposures for vitamin D3: Comparing global and diffuse spectral UV radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-349

  Turnbull, David J ^a   Parisi, Alfio V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY BURDEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION SCATTERING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 41649109062     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1136.1     Document Type: Article

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