Sun exposure, skin lesions and vitamin D production: evaluation in a population of fishermen

Abstract: Background: Exposure to UVR provides benefits related to vitamin D synthesis, but also causes harms, since UVB is considered a complete carcinogen. There is no definition of the level of sun exposure and the proportion of exposed body required for proper synthesis of vitamin D in the skin...

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Main Authors: Roberta Cavalcanti Soriano Coutinho, Aldenir Feitosa dos Santos, João Gomes da Costa, Aleska Dias Vanderlei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019-07-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962019000300279&tlng=en