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Sun Exposure, Sun Protection, and Vitamin D
Commentary by June K. Robinson, MD
JAMA. 2005;294(12):1541-1543.
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Sunscreen Use Related to UV Exposure, Age, Sex, and Occupation Based on Personal Dosimeter Readings and Sun-Exposure Behavior Diaries
Elisabeth Thieden, MSc(Pharm); Peter A. Philipsen, PhD, MSc(Engin); Jane Sandby-Møller, MD, PhD; Hans Christian Wulf, MD, DSc
Objectives: To examine during what behaviors people apply sunscreen and to assess the relationship to UV exposure monitored by personal dosimetry and diaries.
Design: Open prospective observational study.
Setting: University hospital.
Participants: A convenience sample of 340 Danish volunteers: children, adolescents, indoor workers, sun worshippers, golfers, and gardeners (age range, 4-68 years).
Intervention: Subjects recorded sunscreen use and sun-exposure behavior in diaries and carried personal, electronic UV dosimeters, measuring time-stamped UV doses continuously, during a median of 119 days covering 346 sun-years (1 sun-year equals 1 subject participating during 1 summer season).
Main Outcome Measures: Associations between sunscreen use and age, sex, skin type, occupation, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Author Affiliation: Dr Robinson is Editor, Archives of Dermatology.
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