Determination of the usage of shade structures via a dosimetry technique

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1012-1015

  Parisi, Alfio V ^a   Eley, Robert ^a   Downs, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84863725431     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01111.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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