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| Title |
Solar ultraviolet radiation: properties, characteristics and amounts observed in Brazil and South America
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| Published in |
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154089 |
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| Authors |
Marcelo de Paula Corrêa |
| 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 confronted with the high and growing number of new cases of non-melanoma skin cancer and other diseases of the skin and eyes (harmful effect) diagnosed each year in Brazil. However, the lack of scientific knowledge on the UV-R in Brazil and South America leads to adoption of protective measures based on studies conducted in Europe and USA, where the amounts of UV-R available at surface and the sun-exposure habits and characteristics of the population are significantly different from those observed in Brazil. In order to circumvent this problem, the Brazilian Society of Dermatology recently published the Brazilian Consensus of Photoprotection based on recent studies performed locally. The main goal of this article is to provide detailed educational information on the main properties and characteristics of UV-R and UV index in a simple language. It also provides: a) a summary of UV-R measurements recently performed in Brazil; b) a comparison with those performed in Europe; and, c) an evaluation to further clarify the assessment of potential harm and health effects owing to chronic exposures. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 170 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 17% |
| Researcher | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 9% |
| Other | 24 | 14% |
| Unknown | 52 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 39 | 23% |
| Unknown | 53 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 June 2015.
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