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The sun and water sports
1Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee.
Clinics in Sports Medicine
|July 1, 1987
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.