An Assessment on the Efficiency of Clothing with UV Protection among the Spanish Navy School Students

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 18; p. 6227
• Main Authors: Ribas, José Roberto, Rodríguez, Sol García, Fariña, Elena Arce, Suárez-García, Andrés
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Armed forces; Control; Decision analysis; Exposure; Health aspects; Measurement; Melanoma; Military personnel; Multivariate statistical analysis; Navy; Protective clothing; Skin; Skin cancer; Solar radiation; Structural equation modeling; Students; Sunglasses; Tumors; Ultraviolet radiation; Uniforms, Military; Spain; New Zealand; United States > US

Concern about the harmful effects that ultraviolet (UV) rays have on the skin of people who are routinely exposed to solar radiation has driven the industry of skin protection creams, sunglasses and clothing. Spanish Navy personnel are subject to different levels of exposure depending on their rank...