Survey of UV emissions from sunbeds in the UK

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 545-552

  Khazova, Marina ^a   O'Hagan, John B ^a   Robertson, Stewart ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLARIA;

COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DEVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; STANDARDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BEAUTY CULTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84928534407     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12425     Document Type: Article

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