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Author(s) -
Nocera Antony
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04980.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , library science
ambient UVR conditions, then doctors should strongly encourage sun-protection measures. However, we need to make sure this message is not taken to the opposite extreme of reducing beneficial UVR exposure, such as short exposures during winter. ■ Public health messages regarding sun exposure should be tailored to the population — with regard to levels of pigmentation, behavioural practices, and regional and seasonal levels of ambient UVR. While stratospheric ozone depletion may increase groundlevel UVB, and thus the potential for increased total UVR exposure, human behaviour with respect to personal sun exposure and dietary intake of vitamin D may be the most important determinant of the disease burden related to UVR in the future (Box 4).