Seasonal variation in measured solar ultraviolet radiation exposure of adults in subtropical Australia

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 445-448

  Neale, Rachel E ^a   Hamilton, Abbey R ^b   Janda, Monika ^b   Gies, Peter ^c   Green, Adele C ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; SEASON; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649239658     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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