Basal and squamous cell carcinoma risks for golfers: An assessment of the influence of tee time for latitudes in the Northern and Southern hemispheres

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-105

  Downs, Nathan ^a,b   Parisi, Alfio ^a   Schouten, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Golf; Skin cancer; Ultraviolet; UV exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LATITUDE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPORT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; GOLF; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 80052970428     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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