Solar UV exposure among outdoor workers in Denmark measured with personal UV-B dosimeters: Technical and practical feasibility

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Grandahl, Kasper ^a   Mortensen, Ole Steen ^a,b   Sherman, David Zim ^c   Køster, Brian ^d   Lund, Paul Anker ^e   Ibler, Kristina Sophie ^b   Eriksen, Paul ^f  

^a Holbaek University Hospital   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Scienterra Limited   (New Zealand)

^d Danish Cancer Association   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^f DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danish outdoor workers; Occupational skin cancer; Technical and practical feasibility; Ultraviolet exposure; UV B dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM GALLIUM NITRIDE; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASES; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HEALTH RISKS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANGULAR RESPONSIVITY; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; DANISH OUTDOOR WORKERS; SKIN CANCERS; SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL FEASIBILITY; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE;

DOSIMETERS;

ALUMINIUM GALLIUM NITRIDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTODIODE DETECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ANALYSIS; DOSIMETER; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; TIME FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSIMETERS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 85030849267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12938-017-0410-3     Document Type: Article

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