Nine out of 10 sunbeds in England emit ultraviolet radiation levels that exceed current safety limits

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 602-608

  Tierney, P ^a   Ferguson, J ^a   Ibbotson, S ^a   Dawe, R ^a   Eadie, E ^a   Moseley, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; SAFETY; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHEMA; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SAFETY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84882274926     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12181     Document Type: Article

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