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Review
. 2008 May;22(5):606-15.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02579.x.

Actinic keratosis: an occupational and environmental disorder

R A Schwartz  1 , T M Bridges, A K Butani, A Ehrlich
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Actinic keratosis: an occupational and environmental disorder

R A Schwartz et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2008 May.

Abstract

Solar ultraviolet light electromagnetic waves are a known environmental carcinogenic agent closely associated with the development of skin cancer in light-complexioned individuals. Outdoor workers have higher annual exposure to ultraviolet light. We will review the topic of actinic keratoses among these individuals as this common rudimentary form of superficial cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is explored in greater detail.

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