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Sunburn - Ethnology
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Definition of 'Sunburn'An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight. Common names: Sunburn; Sunburns |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Apr 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the adoption of Western culture is associated with attitudes and practices promoting sun exposure among Asian Americans. DESIGN: Survey conducted from November 28, 2007, to January 28, 2008. SETTING: Primarily ... Read more...
Melanocytic nevi in 2783 children and adolescents in Turkey.
30 Aug 2007 This study investigated the numbers of melanocytic nevi in Turkish children and adolescents. The research was conducted on 2783 subjects (age range, 7-14 yrs) at three elementary schools in Malatya, Turkey (latitude 38 degrees N). Numbers of ... Read more...
Sun sensitivity in 5 US ethnoracial groups.
29 Jun 2007 Some sun safety activities have included only non-Hispanic white individuals, even though individuals in other ethnoracial groups may be at risk for skin cancer. The objectives of this study were to investigate distributions of self-reported ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Sunburn - Ethnology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Adoption of Western culture by Californian Asian Americans: attitudes and practices promoting sun exposure. 29 Apr 2009
- Melanocytic nevi in 2783 children and adolescents in Turkey. 30 Aug 2007
- Sun sensitivity in 5 US ethnoracial groups. 29 Jun 2007
- Skin responses to ultraviolet radiation: effects of constitutive pigmentation, sex, and ancestry. 29 Sep 2002
- Protection from sun exposure in US white children ages 6 months to 11 years.
29 Jun 2001 - Sun protection behaviors among African Americans. 30 Dec 1998
- [Photoprotection in children]
30 Dec 1992
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Technical information about 'Sunburn'
Definition: An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
Descriptor UI: D013471
Alternative terms: Sunburn; Sunburns;
Related Mesh Headings: Sunscreening Agents; Sunstroke;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C17.800.600.725; C21.866.200.855;
Technical Notes: /prev: consider also SUNSCREENING AGENTS