Sun exposure over a lifetime in australian adults from latitudinally diverse regions

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 737-744

  Lucas, Robyn M ^a   Valery, Patricia ^b   Van Der Mei, Ingrid ^c   Dwyer, Terence ^d   Pender, Michael P ^e   Taylor, Bruce ^c   Ponsonby, Anne Louise ^d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84876809548     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12044     Document Type: Article

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