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Clin Sports Med. 1987 Jul;6(3):669-84.

The sun and water sports.

Clinics in sports medicine

D A Gentile, P S Auerbach

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  1. Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee.

PMID: 3334043

Abstract

Participation in aquatic sports such as sailing, fishing, SCUBA diving, and windsurfing often entails the unavoidable hazard of exposure to high levels of solar radiation. This review discusses what is known about the health hazards of ultraviolet radiation and presents information that allows a rational approach to sun protection.

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