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J Cosmet Dermatol. 2005 Jun;4(2):83-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2005.40206.x.

Education and behavioral change for sun protection.

Journal of cosmetic dermatology

Fernando M Stengel, J Förster Fernandez

Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Cemic Medical Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [email protected]

PMID: 17166204 DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2005.40206.x

Abstract

We proposed the term photoeducation in 1988(1) to integrate the basic concepts of sun protection in one word: why, how, when, and how much one should protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Subsequent use of the word expanded the concept further, emphasizing the positive and negative role of sunlight in man and nature.

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