Sun-related risks and risk reduction practices in Irish outdoor workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 635-637

  Cetintepe, S P ^a,b   McElroy, B ^b   Drummond, A ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Outdoor workers; Solar ultraviolet radiation; Sun protection; Sun safety

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; AGE; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMAN; INJURY; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85059233633     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/OCCMED/KQY142     Document Type: Article

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