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Solar ultraviolet radiation and skin damage: an epidemiological study among a Chinese population.
Archives of environmental health - 1 Jan 2000
Zhao P, Zhu X, Liu Y, Wang B, Wang C, Burns F J
Abstract excerpt
To explore skin damage resulting from solar ultraviolet radiation on Mongoloid people, we investigated 470 healthy people in northeast China. We assessed their skin texture and elastic fibers, number of Langerhans cells, and the incidence of p53 gene mutations. The results showed that solar ultraviolet radiation played a significant role in aging of skin in Chinese people; aging began at 30 y of age (i.e., 20 y...
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