Doses of erythemal ultraviolet radiation observed in Brazil

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 966-973

  de Paula Corrêa, Marcelo ^a   C M Pires, Luciana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMAL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN COLOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TOURISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRAZIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIODERMATITIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84880704027     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05834.x     Document Type: Article

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