Measuring the influence of UV reflection from vertical metal surfaces on humans

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-69

  Turner, Joanna ^a   Parisi, Alfio V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 58149326997     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b814006e     Document Type: Article

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