Solar ultraviolet doses and vitamin D in a northern mid-latitude

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 574, Issue , 2017, Pages 744-750

  Serrano, Maria Antonia ^a   Cañada, Javier ^a   Moreno, Juan Carlos ^a   Gurrea, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ultraviolet erythemal irradiance; Ultraviolet index; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet vitamin D irradiance; Vitamin D dose

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMINS;

ERYTHEMAL IRRADIANCE; SOLAR UV RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET INDEX; UTC (COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME); UV SOLAR RADIATION; VALENCIA (SPAIN); VITAMIN-D;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

VITAMIN D;

IRRADIANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISORDER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SPRING; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER; BIOSYNTHESIS; SEASON; SUNLIGHT;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN;

ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; SEASONS; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84988451625     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.102     Document Type: Article

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