Measurements of the solar UVR protection provided by shade structures in New Zealand primary schools

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 334-339

  Gies, Peter ^a   Mackay, Christina ^b  

^a Australian Radiation Protection   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SHADE; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 9144244873     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-04-13-RA-138.1     Document Type: Article

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