Feasibility of smartphone diaries and personal dosimeters to quantitatively study exposure to ultraviolet radiation in a small national sample

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 252-260

  Køster, Brian ^a   Søndergaard, Jens ^b   Nielsen, Jesper B ^b   Allen, Martin ^c   Bjerregaard, Mette ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a   Bentzen, Joan ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Feasibility study; Personal UV dosimetry; Skin cancer prevention; Smartphone diary; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DOSIMETER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION RESPONSE; SMARTPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMARTPHONE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940787037     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12179     Document Type: Article

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