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  • Title: Professional skippers' sun-protection knowledge and behavior in the tropics.
    Author: Rodriguez O, Bousser V, N'goala B, Doloir A, Quist D, Derancourt C.
    Journal: J Travel Med; 2013; 20(2):125-7. PubMed ID: 23464721.
    Abstract:
    A preliminary inquiry, conducted on Martinique Island, sought to determine professional skippers' sun-protection knowledge and behavior. Fifty-two skippers (mean age: 41 years) completed a questionnaire; 39 (75 %) had a simple sunburn over the last 6 months and 3 (6%) severe sunburn; 54 (64%) declared achieving sun protection by wearing clothes during >90% of the day. Only 17% had used sun protection >90% of the time.
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