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Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Wright, CY
dc.contributor.author Coetzee, G
dc.contributor.author Ncongwane, K
dc.date.accessioned 2011-07-20T12:59:44Z
dc.date.available 2011-07-20T12:59:44Z
dc.date.issued 2011-07
dc.identifier.citation Wright, CY, Coetzee, G, and Ncongwane, K. 2011. Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa. South African Journal of Child Health, Vol. 5(2), pp 33-38 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1999-7671
dc.identifier.uri http://www.sajch.org.za/index.php/SAJCH/article/viewFile/343/226
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5110
dc.description Copyright: 2011 Health and Medical Publishing Group. en_US
dc.description.abstract The detrimental effects of excess personal solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure include sunburn, immunosuppression and skin cancer. In South Africa, individuals with minimum natural protection from melanin, including fair-skinned individuals and African albinos, and people spending extended unprotected periods outdoors are at risk of sunburn, a risk factor for skin cancer. Sunburn becomes increasingly likely during the high solar UV radiation hours around midday, and previous studies have shown that children are exposed to potentially high, sunburn-causing solar UV radiation levels while at school. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Health and Medical Publishing Group en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;6856
dc.subject Sunburn en_US
dc.subject Skin cancer en_US
dc.subject Ultraviolet (UV) radiation en_US
dc.subject South Africa en_US
dc.subject School children en_US
dc.title Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Wright, C., Coetzee, G., & Ncongwane, K. (2011). Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5110 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Wright, CY, G Coetzee, and K Ncongwane "Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5110 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Wright C, Coetzee G, Ncongwane K. Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5110. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Wright, CY AU - Coetzee, G AU - Ncongwane, K AB - The detrimental effects of excess personal solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure include sunburn, immunosuppression and skin cancer. In South Africa, individuals with minimum natural protection from melanin, including fair-skinned individuals and African albinos, and people spending extended unprotected periods outdoors are at risk of sunburn, a risk factor for skin cancer. Sunburn becomes increasingly likely during the high solar UV radiation hours around midday, and previous studies have shown that children are exposed to potentially high, sunburn-causing solar UV radiation levels while at school. DA - 2011-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Sunburn KW - Skin cancer KW - Ultraviolet (UV) radiation KW - South Africa KW - School children LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 1999-7671 T1 - Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa TI - Ambient solar UV radiation and seasonal trends in potential sunburn risk among schoolchildren in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5110 ER - en_ZA


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