Temporal trends in satellite-derived erythemal UVB and implications for ambient sun exposure assessment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Langston, Marvin ^a,b   Dennis, Leslie ^a,c   Lynch, Charles ^c   Roe, Denise ^a   Brown, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Melanoma; Sun exposure; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANCER; HEALTH IMPACT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SATELLITE DATA; SKIN DISORDER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SUN EXPOSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ERYTHEMA; NEVADA; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; NEVADA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 85012284269     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020176     Document Type: Article

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