Solar ultraviolet radiation: properties, characteristics and amounts observed in Brazil and South America

Abstract The beneficial and harmful effects of human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UV-R) are topics that arouse great interest not only among physicians and scientists, but also the general public and the media. Currently, discussions on vitamin D synthesis (beneficial effect) are confron...

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Main Author: Marcelo de Paula Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015-06-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3/0365-0596-abd-90-03-0297.pdf