Does artificial UV use prior to spring break protect students from sunburns during spring break?

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 140-148

  Dennis, Leslie K ^a,b   Lowe, John B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial UV; Sun exposure; Sun sensitivity; Sunburn; Tanning

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SPRING; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84877680888     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12040     Document Type: Article

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