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Low Cloud Cover-Adjusted Ultraviolet B Irradiance Is Associated with High Incidence Rates of Leukemia: Study of 172 Countries

There are 52,380 cases of leukemia and 24,090 deaths from it in the US annually. Its causes are unknown and no preventive strategies have been implemented. We hypothesized that leukemia is due mainly to vitamin D deficiency, which is due mainly to low solar ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiance. To test th...

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Autores principales: Cuomo, Raphael E., Garland, Cedric F., Gorham, Edward D., Mohr, Sharif B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26637119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144308