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UV‐B doses received during different outdoor activities and UV‐B treatment of psoriasis
Author(s) -
DIFFEY B.L.,
LARKÖ O.,
SWANBECK G.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1982.tb00899.x
Subject(s) - sunbathing , psoriasis , medicine , sunlight , dermatology , ultraviolet radiation , ultraviolet b , outdoor activity , ultraviolet b radiation , physical activity , physical therapy , chemistry , optics , physics , radiochemistry
SUMMARY Measurements have been made of the biologically‐effective environmental UV‐B radiation received by people pursuing a variety of outdoor leisure activities. These UV‐B doses have been compared with those received from artificial UV‐B radiation by patients undergoing treatment for psoriasis. The results indicate that the therapeutic doses are not dissimilar to those received by active sunbathing for the same period during the summer months.