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Sunburn Resources

The following is a list of sunburn resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to write the sunburn health information. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.

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Primary Articles

Clothing protection factor of a replica England football shirt.

Wright, A. L., Hart, G. C., Peirce, S. C., Lancet 1998 Jun 6;351(9117):1706.

Comparison of methods for assessing photoprotection against ultraviolet A in vivo.

Kaidbey, K., Gange, R. W., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1987 Feb;16(2 Pt 1):346-353.

Effectiveness of antioxidants (vitamin C and E) with and without sunscreens as topical photoprotectants.

Darr, D., Dunston, S., Faust, H., Pinnell, S., Acta Dermato-Venereologica 1996 Jul;76(4):264-268.

Efficacy of topically applied tocopherols and tocotrienols in protection of murine skin from oxidative damage induced by UV-irradiation.

J., Traber, M. G., Packer, L., Free Radical Biology and Medicine 1997;22(5):761-769.

Evaluating the UVA protection of sunscreens.

Roelandts, R., Sohrabvand, N., Garmyn, M., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1989 Jul;21(1):56-62.

The influence of acetylosalicyclic acid on the cutaneous effect of UV-A (in German).

Jablonski, K. P., Pullmann, H., Steigleder, G. K., Zeitschrift fur Hautkrankheiten 1981 Nov 15;56(22):1437-1446.

Protective effect against sunburn of combined systemic ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and d-alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).

Eberlein-Konig, B., Placzek, M., Przybilla, B., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1998 Jan;38(1):45-48.

Ultraviolet A radiation: staying within the pale.

Hawk, J. L., British Medical Journal 1991 May 4;302(6784):1036-1037.

Reviewed by RealAge Staff: August, 2009
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