A contemporary strategy for sun exposure

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-142

  Diffey, Brian ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; sun protection; sunlight; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982228567     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: 17469880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.2.2.139     Document Type: Article

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