UVR emissions from Solaria in Australia and implications for the regulation process

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-190

  Gies, Peter ^a   Javorniczky, John ^a   Henderson, Stuart ^a   McLennan, Alan ^a   Roy, Colin ^a   Lock, Jordan ^a   Lynga, Claire ^a   Melbourne, Alan ^a   Gordon, Louisa ^b  

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

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

SOLARIA; SOLARIUM;

EID: 78650632563     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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