Ultraviolet exposure for different outdoor sports in Valencia, Spain

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 311-317

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

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exposure ratio; Personal dosimetry; Ultraviolet erythemal radiation (UVER); UVER exposure; Viospor

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RUNNING; SPAIN; SPORT; TENNIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIOMETRY; RUNNING; SPAIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TENNIS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 81355133776     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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