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Review
. 2021:55:329-338.
doi: 10.1159/000517642. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Risks and Benefits of UV Radiation

Richard B Weller  1 , Maximilian Mahrhofer  1 , Wendy Davis  2 , Shelly Gorman  3
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Review

Risks and Benefits of UV Radiation

Richard B Weller et al. Curr Probl Dermatol. 2021.

Abstract

While UV radiation is a skin carcinogen, this should not obscure the growing evidence that sunlight has significant health benefits, including impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic health. Epidemiological and mechanistic evidences for the importance of different wavelengths of sunlight, including blue light and UV radiation, are presented.

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