Abstract:ENGLISH SUMMARYRobsahm TE, Tretli S. Ultraviolet radiation and health. Nor J Epidemiol 2004; 14 (2): 187-191.The major source of human exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is sunlight, and UV-exposure influences the human health in two ways. Firstly, the ultraviolet components of sunlight are established as the main cause of all skin cancers. Based on this knowledge, encouragement of sun-protective behaviour seems to be the most effective public health measure to reduce incidence of skin cancer in the white … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.