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Review
. 2000 Oct;18(4):577-90.
doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70208-4.

Modern approaches to photoprotection

H V DeBuys  1 , S B Levy, J C Murray, D L Madey, S R Pinnell
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Review

Modern approaches to photoprotection

H V DeBuys et al. Dermatol Clin. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

UV light reacts with skin to produce undesirable changes, including photoaging and skin cancer. Sunscreen strategies are useful for protection against UV-B and short-wave UV-A, but complete protection against long-wave UV-A has not been achieved. Because UV-A is especially efficient at generating reactive oxygen species, it is being recognized increasingly as an important cause of photoaging and skin cancer.

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