The relationship between ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and objectively measured personal UVR exposure dose is modified by season and latitude

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1711-1718

  Sun, J ^a,b   Lucas, R M ^c,d   Harrison, S ^e   Van Der Mei, I ^f   Armstrong, B K ^g   Nowak, M ^e   Brodie, A ^a   Kimlin, M G ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909619951     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4pp00322e     Document Type: Article

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