Erythemal ultraviolet exposure of cyclists in Valencia, Spain

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 716-721

  Serrano, María Antonia ^a   Cañada, Javier ^a   Moreno, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; SEASON; SPAIN; STANDARD; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANALYSIS; CYCLING; STANDARDS;

BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEASONS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77951843013     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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