Measured occupational solar UVR exposures of lifeguards in pool settings

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 645-653

  Gies, Peter ^a   Glanz, Karen ^b   O'Riordan, David ^c,d   Elliott, Tom ^b   Nehl, Eric ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lifeguards; Occupational UVR exposure; Sun protection behaviors

Indexed keywords

POLYSULFONE; SUNSCREEN; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASTRONOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RISK-TAKING; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650471588     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20722     Document Type: Article

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