The risk of squamous cell carcinoma in women from exposure to UVA lamps used in cosmetic nail treatment

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1175-1178

  Diffey, B L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DEVICES; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A NAIL LAMP; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NAILS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868213548     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11107.x     Document Type: Article

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