Assessment of daily light and ultraviolet exposure in young adults

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 148-155

  Schmid, Katrina L ^a   Leyden, Karla ^a   Chiu, Yu Huan ^a   Lind, Sarah Rose ^a   Vos, Dow James ^a   Kimlin, Michael ^a   Wood, Joanne M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

myopia; outdoor activity; refractive error; sunlight

Indexed keywords

DAILY ACTIVITY; LIGHT SENSOR; MYOPIA; OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; REFRACTIVE ERROR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; UV EXPOSURE;

LIGHTING; STUDENTS;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUNLIGHT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MYOPIA; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873406212     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31827cda5b     Document Type: Article

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