Action spectrum conversion factors that change erythemally weighted to previtamin D3-weighted UV doses

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1277-1283

  Pope, Stanley J ^a   Holick, Michael F ^b   Mackin, Steven ^c   Godar, Dianne E ^d  

^a Sun Systems and Svc Inc   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Solartech Inc   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OZONE; PREVITAMIN D(3);

ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEASON; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHOLECALCIFEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; OZONE; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 50849098513     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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