Iatrogenic effects of photoprotection recommendations on skin cancer development, vitamin D levels, and general health

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 644-651

  Reddy, Kavitha K ^a   Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; CALBINDIN; CALCIDIOL 1 MONOOXYGENASE; CALCITRIOL; COLECALCIFEROL; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 6; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COMORBIDITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KERATINOCYTE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSTEOMALACIA; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RICKETS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 80054728486     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: 18791131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.027     Document Type: Note

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