Risks and Benefits of UV Radiation

Richard B. Weller*, Maximilian Mahrhofer, Wendy Davis, Shelly Gorman

*Corresponding author for this work

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While UV radiation is a skin carcinogen, this should not obscure the growing evidence that sunlight has significant health benefits, including impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic health. Epidemiological and mechanistic evidences for the importance of different wavelengths of sunlight, including blue light and UV radiation, are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-338
Number of pages10
JournalCurrent Problems in Dermatology (Switzerland)
Volume55
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2021

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