Novel approach to analysing large data sets of personal sun exposure measurements

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 613-620

  Blesić, Suzana M ^a,b   Stratimirović, Dorde I ^b,c   Ajtić, Jelena V ^b,d   Wright, Caradee Y ^e,f   Allen, Martin W ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Research and Advancement in Complex Systems   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

personal measurements; sun exposure; wavelet transform spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYSIS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FARMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983468336     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2016.43     Document Type: Article

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