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. 2008 Apr;116(4):A160-7.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.116-a160.

Benefits of sunlight: a bright spot for human health

M Nathaniel Mead

Benefits of sunlight: a bright spot for human health

M Nathaniel Mead. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Apr.

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  • Environ Health Perspect. 2008 May;116(5):A197
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Personal UVB dose and risk of several types of cancer both depend in part on latitude of residence. These maps show a striking concordance between differential UVB dose across the United States and mortality rates of breast cancer among white women.
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