Anatomical exposure patterns of skin to sunlight: Relative contributions of direct, diffuse and reflected ultraviolet radiation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 383-390

  Vernez, D ^a   Milon, A ^a   Vuilleumier, L ^b   Bulliard, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BODY POSTURE; ERYTHEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEASONS; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEATHER;

EID: 84864396432     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10898.x     Document Type: Article

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