Estimations of the human vitamin D UV exposure in the USA
(2004) Estimations of the human vitamin D UV exposure in the USA . Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences 3:pp. 1067-1070.
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Abstract
Human exposure to sunlight promotes the formation of pre-vitamin D in the skin. Low or marginal levels of vitamin D has been linked to a wide range of human health outcomes, including the development of various types of cancer. However, few data exist on the actual exposure to human due to vitamin D producing ultraviolet radiation. Most studies of human disease and vitamin D have linked latitude and location of residence to expected exposure form the available ambient UV radiation. Human UV exposure for the development of vitamin D depends on a variety of factors such as time spent outdoors, percent available skin, skin type, UV protective devices used and distribution of UV over the human form. In this paper, we investigate how latitude impacts not only on the amount of UV available for vitamin D synthesis, but also the distribution of UV over the human form.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| RM Number: | 2005001294 |
| Status: | Published |
| Subjects: | 210000 Science - General |
| ID Code: | 7747 |
| Deposited By: | Field, Sharyn G |
| Deposited On: | 28 May 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/pp/Index.asp, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b404957h |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2004 Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the journal’s website (see hypertext link) or contact the author: m.kimlin@qut.edu.au |