Personal UVR exposure of farming families in four European countries

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 267-275

  Bodekaer M ^a   Harrison, G I ^b   Philipsen, P ^a   Petersen, B ^a   Triguero Mas, M ^c,d,e   Schmalwieser, A W ^f   Rogowski Tylman, M ^g   Dadvand, P ^c,d,e   Lesiak, A ^g   Narbutt, J ^g   Eriksen, P ^h   Heydenreich, J ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, M ^c,d,e   Thieden, E ^a   Young, A R ^b   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^h DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Europe; Farming; Outdoor workers; Sun behaviour; UVR dosimetry; UVR exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CANCER; SPAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84945181667     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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