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  • Title: Issues in summer safety: a call for sun protection.
    Author: Sheer B.
    Journal: Pediatr Nurs; 1999; 25(3):319-20, 323-5. PubMed ID: 12024352.
    Abstract:
    Summer is associated with vacation and time spent in the outdoors. It is also a time when parents and children need to be reminded of the dangers and long-term health effects of being exposed to hazards of the sun. It has been estimated that the regular use of sunscreen during childhood would reduce the lifetime incidence of certain types of skin cancer by 78%. Selecting a sunscreen may be a difficult task. Pediatric nurses and other health care professionals are in a pivotal position to educate both parents and children on the benefits of sun protection and offer information about strategies for enjoying a safe summer.
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