Quantitative evaluation of personal exposure to UV radiation of workers and general public

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 193-196

  Sisto, R ^a   Borra, M ^a   Casale, G R ^b   Militello, A ^a   Siani, A M ^b  

^a Department of Occupational Hygiene   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 76249128332     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp234     Document Type: Article

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