Eye disease resulting from increased use of fluorescent lighting as a climate change mitigation strategy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2222-2225

  Walls, Helen L ^a   Walls, Kelvin L ^b   Benke, Geza ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Building Code Consultants Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EYE; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; PTERYGIUM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; EYE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; LIGHTING; PTERYGIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 81555196098     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300246     Document Type: Article

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