Measuring exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation using a dosimetric technique: Understanding participant compliance issues

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 919-924

  Sun, Jiandong ^a   Lucas, Robyn M ^a,b   Harrison, Simone L ^a,c   Van Der Mei, Ingrid ^d   Whiteman, David C ^a,e   Mason, Rebecca ^f   Nowak, Madeleine ^c   Brodie, Alison M ^a   Kimlin, Michael G ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84903818709     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12265     Document Type: Article

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