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• Variation in associations between allelic variants of the vitamin D receptor gene and onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus by ambient winter ultraviolet radiation levels: a meta-regression analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Aug 15;168(4):358–65.
• Incident solar radiation and coronary heart disease mortality rates in Europe. Eur J Epidemiol. 2008 Aug 14.
• Vitamin D and Sunlight: Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Other Health Benefits. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jun 11.
• The controversial role of vitamin D in the skin: immunosuppression vs. photoprotection. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Mar;33(2):167–70.
• Solar UV-radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer surveillance in organ transplant recipients (OTRs). Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:203–14. Review.
• Sun exposure and cancer survival in Norway: changes in the risk of death with season of diagnosis and latitude. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:43–54.
• Sunlight, UV-radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer: how much sunlight do we need? Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:1–15. Review.
• Therapeutic potential of vitamin D for multiple sclerosis. Curr Med Chem. 2008;15(5):499–505. Review.
• Colon cancer: prognosis for different latitudes, age groups and seasons in Norway. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2007 Dec 14;89(2–3):148–55.
• Prostate cancer survival is dependent on season of diagnosis. Prostate. 2007 Sep 1;67(12):1362–70.
• Vitamin D insufficiency—possible etiologic factor of autoimmune diseases. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Oct 22;169(43):3655–60. Review in Danish.
• Does solar exposure, as indicated by the non-melanoma skin cancers, protect from solid cancers: vitamin D as a possible explanation. Eur J Cancer. 2007 Jul;43(11):1701–12.
• Sun exposure and prostate cancer risk: evidence for a protective effect of early-life exposure. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Jun;16(6):1283–6.
• Seasonality of month of birth of patients with Graves' and Hashimoto's diseases differ from that in the general population. Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Jun;156(6):631–6.
• Changes in risk of death from breast cancer with season and latitude: Sun exposure and breast cancer survival in Norway. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 May;102(3):323–8.
• Hiding from the sun—vitamin D deficiency in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355–7. Review.
• Changes in risk of death from breast cancer with season and latitude: Sun exposure and breast cancer survival in Norway. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 May;102(3):323–8.
• Factors that influence the cutaneous synthesis and dietary sources of vitamin D. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2007 Apr 15;460(2):213–7.
• Low Vitamin D Status Despite Abundant Sun Exposure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 April 10:2006–2250.
• Vitamin D and breast cancer. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Apr 2;169(14):1299–302. In Danish.
• Elevated blood lead concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in winter and summer in young urban children. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):630–5.
• An ecologic study of cancer mortality rates in Spain with respect to indices of solar UVB irradiance and smoking. Int J Cancer. 2007 Mar 1;120(5):1123–8.
• Location and vitamin D synthesis: is the hypothesis validated by geophysical data? J Photochem Photobiol B. 2007 Mar 1;86(3):234–9.
• Sunlight, skin cancer and vitamin D: What are the conclusions of recent findings that protection against solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in solid organ-transplant recipients, xeroderma pigmentosum, and other risk groups? J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):664–7.
• The effects on human health from stratospheric ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2007 Mar;6(3):232–51.
• In vivo relevance for photoprotection by the vitamin D rapid response pathway. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):451–6.
• Circulating Vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Humans: An Important Tool to Define Adequate Nutritional Vitamin D Status. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 March; 103(3–5): 631–634.
• A meta-analysis of second cancers after a diagnosis of nonmelanoma skin cancer: Additional evidence that solar ultraviolet-B irradiance reduces the risk of internal cancers. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):668–74.
• Photoprotection by 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) Is Associated with an Increase in p53 and a Decrease in Nitric Oxide Products. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Mar;127(3):707–15.
• Seasonal and geographical variations in lung cancer prognosis in Norway. Does Vitamin D from the sun play a role? Lung Cancer. 2007 Mar;55(3):263–70.
• Favourable and unfavourable effects of exposure to sunlight. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007 Jan 13;151(2):118–22. Review In Dutch.
• Vitamin D—an emerging issue in skin cancer control. Implications for public health practice based on the Australian experience. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2007;174:197–204. Review.
• Solar ultraviolet-B exposure and cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1993–2002. BMC Cancer. 2006 Nov 10;6:264.
• Does sunlight have a beneficial influence on certain cancers? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):132–9. Review.
• Cancer survival is dependent on season of diagnosis and sunlight exposure. Int J Cancer. 2006 Oct 1;119(7):1530–6.
• UV, latitude, and spatial trends in prostate cancer mortality: All sunlight is not the same (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Oct;17(8):1091–101.
• Comparison of the efficacy of calcipotriol and maxacalcitol in combination with narrow-band ultraviolet B therapy for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2006 Oct;22(5):262–4.
• Ultraviolet radiation, dietary vitamin D, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Oct;17(8):1045–52.
• Does sunlight prevent cancer? A systematic review. Eur J Cancer. 2006 Sep;42(14):2222–32. Review.
• The challenge resulting from positive and negative effects of sunlight: how much solar UV exposure is appropriate to balance between risks of vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):9–16. Review.
• Considering the potential benefits as well as adverse effects of sun exposure: Can all the potential benefits be provided by oral vitamin D supplementation? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):140–9. Review.
• The challenge resulting from positive and negative effects of sunlight: how much solar UV exposure is appropriate to balance between risks of vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):9–16. Review.
• Does sunlight have a beneficial influence on certain cancers? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):132–9. Review.
• Risks and benefits of sun exposure: implications for public health practice based on the Australian experience. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):173–8. Review.
• Who, what, where and when-influences on cutaneous vitamin D synthesis. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):17–25. Review.
• Vitamin D deficiency: A global perspective. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Aug;50(4):640–6.
• UV radiation and cancer prevention: what is the evidence? Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2723–7. Review.
• The association of solar ultraviolet B (UVB) with reducing risk of cancer: multifactorial ecologic analysis of geographic variation in age-adjusted cancer mortality rates. Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2687–99.
• The likely role of vitamin D from solar ultraviolet-B irradiance in increasing cancer survival. Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2605–14.
• The Can-SAD study: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of light therapy and fluoxetine in patients with winter seasonal affective disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 May;163(5):805–12.
• Variation in incidence and fatality of melanoma by season of diagnosis in new South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Mar;15(3):524–6.
• Cutaneous melanoma and intervention strategies to reduce tumor-related mortality: what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know that isn't so. Dermatol Ther. 2006 Jan–Feb;19(1):50–69. Review.
• Season of birth is associated with anthropometric and neurocognitive outcomes during infancy and childhood in a general population birth cohort. Schizophr Res. 2006 Jan 1;81(1):91–100.
• Influence of ultraviolet radiation on the production of 25 hydroxyvitamin D in the elderly population in the city of Sao Paulo (23 degrees 34'S), Brazil. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Dec;16(12):1649–54.
• Comparisons of estimated economic burdens due to insufficient solar ultraviolet irradiance and vitamin D and excess solar UV irradiance for the United States. Photochem Photobiol. 2005 Nov–Dec;81(6):1276–86.
• Ultraviolet Radiation, Vitamin D and Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Diseases. Photochem Photobiol. 2005 Nov–Dec;81(6):1252–60. Review.
• Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5–14 y. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2602–8.
• Vitamin D status, seasonal variations, parathyroid adenoma weight and bone mineral density in primary hyperparathyroidism. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Nov;63(5):506–13.
• Colon cancer and solar ultraviolet B radiation and prevention and treatment of colon cancer in mice with vitamin D and its Gemini analogs. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Oct;97(1–2):111–20.
• Skin cancer prevention: a possible role of 1,25dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its analogs. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Oct;97(1–2):137–43.
• Season of diagnosis is a prognostic factor in Hodgkin's lymphoma: a possible role of sun-induced vitamin D. Br J Cancer. 2005 Sep 5;93(5):571–4.
• Vitamin D effective ultraviolet wavelengths due to scattering in shade. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Sep;96(5):431–6.
• Sun exposure and health. Nurs Stand. 2005 Aug 3–9;19(47):50–4. Review.
• Amelioration of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D by sunlight exposure in hospitalized, elderly women with Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Aug;20(8):1327–33.
• Prevalence of calcidiol deficiency in CKD: a cross-sectional study across latitudes in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Jun;45(6):1026–33.
• Benefits and requirements of vitamin D for optimal health: a review. Altern Med Rev. 2005 Jun;10(2):94–111. Review.
• Seasonality of vitamin D status and bone turnover in patients with Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 May 1;21(9):1073–83.
• Ultraviolet radiation: effects on risks of prostate cancer and other internal cancers. Mutat Res. 2005 Apr 1;571(1–2):207–19.
• Seasonal variation in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma and non-cutaneous malignancies: an Italian population-based study. Melanoma Res. 2005 Feb;15(1):69–72.
• Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Feb 2;97(3):195–9.
• Sunlight and reduced risk of cancer: is the real story vitamin D? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Feb 2;97(3):161–3.
• Seasonal variation in the occurrence of cutaneous melanoma in Europe: influence of latitude. An analysis using the eurocare group of registries. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Jan;41(1):126–32.
• Sun exposure may protect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case-control study. Int J Cancer. 2004 Dec 10;112(5):865–71.
• Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Dec;80(6 Suppl):1678S–88S. Review.
• Estimations of the human 'vitamin D' UV exposure in the USA. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2004 Nov–Dec;3(11–12):1067–70.
• Prevalence and seasonal variation of hypovitaminosis D and its relationship to bone metabolism in community dwelling postmenopausal Hungarian women. Osteoporos Int. 2004 Jun;15(6):447–51.
• 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and three low-calcemic analogs decrease UV-induced DNA damage via the rapid response pathway. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May;89–90(1–5):567–70.
• Seasonal variations in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 May;50(5):679–82.
• A multicountry ecologic study of risk and risk reduction factors for prostate cancer mortality. Eur Urol. 2004 Mar;45(3):271–9.
• Vitamin D3 from sunlight may improve the prognosis of breast-, colon- and prostate cancer (Norway). Cancer Causes Control. 2004 Mar;15(2):149–58.
• Climate change, ozone depletion and the impact on ultraviolet exposure of human skin. Phys Med Biol. 2004 Jan 7;49(1):R1–11. Review.
• Tanning is associated with optimal vitamin D status (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration) and higher bone mineral density. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:1645–9.
• Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene, ultraviolet radiation, and susceptibility to prostate cancer. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2004;43(2):121–7.
• Amelioration of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D by sunlight exposure in stroke patients. Neurology. 2003 Aug 12;61(3):338–42.
• Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study. BMJ. 2003 Aug 9;327(7410):316.
• Ultraviolet radiation: sun exposure, tanning beds, and vitamin D levels. What you need to know and how to decrease the risk of skin cancer. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2003 Aug;103(8):371–5. Review.
• Sunshine is good medicine. The health benefits of ultraviolet-B induced vitamin D production. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2003 Apr;2(2):86–98.
• Susceptibility to prostate cancer: studies on interactions between UVR exposure and skin type. Carcinogenesis. 2003 Apr;24(4):711–7.
• Prostate cancer risk and exposure to ultraviolet radiation: further support for the protective effect of sunlight. Cancer Lett. 2003 Mar 31;192(2):145–9.
• Ecologic studies of solar UVB radiation and cancer mortality rates. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2003;164:371–7. Review.
• Ultraviolet radiation and autoimmune disease: insights from epidemiological research. Toxicology. 2002 Dec 27;181–182:71–8. Review.
• Ultraviolet radiation and health: friend and foe. Med J Aust. 2002 Dec 2–16;177(11–12):594–8.
• Effects of above average summer sun exposure on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcium absorption. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Nov;87(11):4952–6.
• Season modifies the relationship between bone and blood lead levels: the Normative Aging Study. Arch Environ Health. 2002 Sep–Oct;57(5):466–72.
• Delay in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma: an analysis of 233 patients. Melanoma Res. 2002 Aug;12(4):389–94.
• Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of adolescents and adults in two seasonal subpopulations from NHANES III. Bone. 2002 May;30(5):771–7.
• Long-term trends in sunshine duration and its association with schizophrenia birth rates and age at first registration—data from Australia and the Netherlands. Schizophr Res. 2002 Apr 1;54(3):199–212.
• Exposure to sunlight, vitamin D and schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2002 Apr 1;54(3):193–8.
• Sunlight and mortality from breast, ovarian, colon, prostate, and non-melanoma skin cancer: a composite death certificate based case-control study. Occup Environ Med. 2002 Apr;59(4):257–62.
• An estimate of premature cancer mortality in the U.S. due to inadequate doses of solar ultraviolet-B radiation. Cancer. 2002 Mar 15;94(6):1867–75.
• Seasonal variation of mixed and pure episodes of bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2002 Feb;68(1):25–31.
• Effects of UVA radiation on an established immune response in humans and sunscreen efficacy. Exp Dermatol. 2002;11 Suppl 1:28–32.
• Longitudinal evaluation of vitamin D status in healthy subjects from southern Italy: seasonal and gender differences. Osteoporos Int. 2001 Dec;12(12):1026–30.
• Treatment of vitamin D deficiency due to Crohn's disease with tanning bed ultraviolet B radiation. Gastroenterology. 2001 Dec;121(6):1485–8.
• Seasonal variation in cause-specific mortality: are there high-risk groups? 25-year follow-up of civil servants from the first Whitehall study. Int J Epidemiol. 2001 Oct;30(5):1109–16.
• Seasonal variations in serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone but no detectable change in femoral neck bone density in an older population with regular outdoor exposure. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Sep;49(9):1190–6.
• Vitamin D status and its adequacy in healthy Danish perimenopausal women: relationships to dietary intake, sun exposure and serum parathyroid hormone. Br J Nutr. 2001 Aug;86 Suppl 1:S97–103.
• Summer/winter differences in the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and parathyroid hormone levels of Japanese women. Int J Biometeorol. 2000 Nov;44(4):186–9.
• Time spent outdoors and seasonal variation in serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Korean women. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2000 Nov;51(6):439–51.
• Hypovitaminosis D in a sunny country: relation to lifestyle and bone markers. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Sep;15(9):1856–62.
• Mortality from multiple sclerosis and exposure to residential and occupational solar radiation: a case-control study based on death certificates. Occup Environ Med. 2000 Jun;57(6):418–21.
• Sunscreens, skin photobiology, and skin cancer: the need for UVA protection and evaluation of efficacy. Environ Health Perspect. 2000 Mar;108 Suppl 1:71–8. Review.
• Commonly recommended daily intake of vitamin D is not sufficient if sunlight exposure is limited. J Intern Med. 2000 Feb;247(2):260–8.
• Season of birth in schizophrenia: no latitude at the equator. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 Jan;176:68–71.
• Environmental factors in nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancer. J Epidemiol. 1999 Dec;9(6 Suppl):S102–14. Review.
• Skin cancer and solar UV radiation. Eur J Cancer. 1999 Dec;35(14):2003–9. Review.
• A hypothesis concerning deficiency of sunlight, cold temperature, and influenza epidemics associated with the onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in northern Finland. Ann Hematol. 1999 Sep;78(9):408–14.
• Vitamin D vs broad spectrum phototherapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder. J Nutr Health Aging. 1999;3(1):5–7.
• Melanoma is not caused by sunlight. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. Vol. 422, Issue 1, 9 Nov 1998, Pages 113–117.
• The photoprotective effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on ultraviolet light B-induced damage in keratinocyte and its mechanism of action. J Dermatol Sci. 1998 Sep;18(1):11–8.
• Ultraviolet irradiation corrects vitamin D deficiency and suppresses secondary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly. J Bone Miner Res. 1998 Aug;13(8):1238–42.
• Seasonal distribution of acute myocardial infarction in the second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 May;31(6):1226–33.
• Absence of a seasonal variation in myocardial infarction onset in a region without temperature extremes. Cardiology. 1998 May;89(4):277–82.
• Seasonal deficiency of vitamin D in children: a potential target for osteoporosis-preventing strategies? J Bone Miner Res. 1998 Apr;13(4):544–8.
• Season of birth in psychiatry. Neuropsychobiology. 1998;37(4):175–81. Review.
• Seasonality of births in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a review of the literature. Schizophr Res. 1997 Nov 7;28(1):1–38. Review.
• Ultraviolet light may contribute to geographic and racial blood pressure differences. Hypertension. 1997 Aug;30(2 Pt 1):150–6. Review.
• Residential and occupational exposure to sunlight and mortality from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: composite (threefold) case-control study. BMJ. 1997 May 17;314(7092):1451–5.
• Seasonal prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in institutionalized older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 May;45(5):598–603.
• Plasma calcidiol, season, and serum parathyroid hormone concentrations in healthy elderly men and women. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Jan;65(1):67–71.
• Seasonal pattern of acute myocardial infarction in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1996 Dec;28(7):1684–8.
• UV-induced cutaneous photobiology. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 1996 Dec;31(5–6):381–404. Review.
• The effect of season and latitude on in vitro vitamin D formation by sunlight in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 1996 Oct;86(10):1270–2.
• Sunlight—can it prevent as well as cause cancer? Cancer Res. 1995 Sep 15;55(18):4014–22. Review.
• Possible role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced metallothionein in photoprotection against UVB injury in mouse skin and cultured rat keratinocytes. J Dermatol Sci. 1995 May;9(3):203–8.
• Solar ultraviolet B radiation and photoproduction of vitamin D3 in central and southern areas of Argentina. J Bone Miner Res. 1995 Apr;10(4):545–9.
• Environmental factors that influence the cutaneous production of vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995 Mar;61(3 Suppl):638S–645S. Review.
• Sunlight, vitamin D, and ovarian cancer mortality rates in US women. Int J Epidemiol. 1994 Dec;23(6):1133–6.
• Seasonal variation in frequency of diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma. Melanoma Res. 1994 Aug;4(4):235–41.
• Sun exposure and non-melanocytic skin cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 1994 Jul;5(4):367–92. Review.
• Effects of skin thickness, age, body fat, and sunlight on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993 Dec;58(6):882–5.
• Seasonal mood changes in 250 normal women. Psychiatry Res. 1993 Oct;49(1):77–87.
• Beneficial effects of sun exposure on cancer mortality. Prev Med. 1993 Jan;22(1):132–40. Review.
• Health effects of ultraviolet radiation. Ann Physiol Anthropol. 1993 Jan;12(1):1–10. Review in Japanese.
• Rising trends in melanoma. An hypothesis concerning sunscreen effectiveness. Ann Epidemiol. 1993 Jan;3(1):103–10. Review.
• Beneficial effects of sun exposure on cancer mortality. Prev Med. 1993 Jan;22(1):132–40. Review.
• Geographic patterns of prostate cancer mortality. Evidence for a protective effect of ultraviolet radiation. Cancer. 1992 Dec 15;70(12):2861–9.
• Clothing prevents ultraviolet-B radiation-dependent photosynthesis of vitamin D3. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1992 Oct;75(4):1099–103.
• Role of ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D metabolism in medical care during space flights. Aviakosm Ekolog Med. 1992 Mar–Apr;26(2):4–6. Review in Russian.
• Colorectal cancer and solar radiation. Cancer Causes Control. 1992 Jan;3(1):95–9.
• Multiple sclerosis and prostate cancer: what do their similar geographies suggest? Neuroepidemiology. 1992;11(4–6):244–54.
• Epidemiology of malignant melanoma in central Europe: risk factors and prognostic predictors. Results of the Central Malignant Melanoma Registry of the German Dermatological Society. Pigment Cell Res. 1992;Suppl 2:285–94.
• Effects of sunlight exposure on vitamin D status in pregnant women in France. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1991;20(5):685–90.
• Sunlight and breast cancer incidence in the USSR. Int J Epidemiol. 1990 Dec;19(4):820–4.
• Geographic variation in breast cancer mortality in the United States: a hypothesis involving exposure to solar radiation. Prev Med. 1990 Nov;19(6):614–22.
• Vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone and sunlight in Turkish, Moroccan and Caucasian children in The Netherlands. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1990 Jun;44(6):461–70.
• An evaluation of the relative contributions of exposure to sunlight and of diet to the circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in an elderly nursing home population in Boston. Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Jun;51(6):1075–81.
• Age, vitamin D, and solar ultraviolet. Lancet. 1989 Nov 4;2(8671):1104–5.
• Regulation of murine lymphokine production in vivo. Ultraviolet radiation exposure depresses IL-2 and enhances IL-4 production by T cells through an IL-1-dependent mechanism. J Immunol. 1989 Sep 15;143(6):1737–44.
• Sunlight regulates the cutaneous production of vitamin D3 by causing its photodegradation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1989 May;68(5):882–7.
• Prevention of ultraviolet insufficiency after a long stay by humans in an isolation chamber. Kosm Biol Aviakosm Med. 1989 Mar–Apr;23(2):59–63. In Russian.
• 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin D in human milk: effects of supplementation and season. Am J Clin Nutr. 1988 Oct;48(4):1057–60.
• Photoimmunology: the mechanisms involved in immune modulation by UV radiation. J Photochem Photobiol B. 1988 Sep;2(2):149–77. Review.
• Influence of season and latitude on the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D3: exposure to winter sunlight in Boston and Edmonton will not promote vitamin D3 synthesis in human skin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1988 Aug;67(2):373–8.
• Sunscreens and cutaneous vitamin D synthesis. Int J Dermatol. 1988 Jun;27(5):300–1.
• Seasonal variation in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma: an analysis by body site and histologic type. Am J Epidemiol. 1987 Jul;126(1):104–11.
• Sunscreens suppress cutaneous vitamin D3 synthesis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1987 Jun;64(6):1165–8.
• Vitamin D status in the elderly: seasonal substrate deficiency causes 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol deficiency. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Apr;45(4):755–63.
• Photosynthesis of vitamin D in the skin: effect of environmental and life-style variables. Fed Proc. 1987 Apr;46(5):1876–82.
• Synthesis of vitamin D by the skin. Wiad Lek. 1987 Mar 15;40(6):413–9. In Polish.
• Is Parkinson's disease acquired? Evidence from a geographic comparison with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 1987 Mar;37(3):467–71.
• Immunological consequences of ultraviolet radiation exposure. Photodermatol. 1986 Oct;3(5):284–97. Review.
• Biological effect of human ultraviolet irradiation. Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult. 1986 Sep–Oct;(5):66–70. Review in Russian.
• Prospects for using ultraviolet radiation in protracted space flights. Kosm Biol Aviakosm Med. 1986 Jan–Feb;20(1):4–12. Review In Russian.
• Seasonality of presentation of cutaneous melanoma, squamous cell cancer and basal cell cancer in the Oxford Region. Br J Cancer. 1985 Dec;52(6):893–900.
• Vitamin D metabolites in idiopathic infantile hypercalcaemia. Arch Dis Child. 1985 Dec;60(12):1140–3.
• Synthesis of Vitamin D in the skin. Postepy Hig Med Dosw. 1985 Jan–Feb;39(1):85–104. Review In Polish.
• Environmental light: effects on vitamin D synthesis and calcium metabolism in humans. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1985;453:14–20.
• Seasonal patterns in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma of skin and eye in upstate New York. Cancer. 1984 Dec 1;54(11):2587–94.
• Vitamin D intake, sunlight exposure and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in the elderly during one year. Ann Nutr Metab. 1984;28(3):144–50.
• Ultraviolet irradiation increases serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in vitamin-D-replete adults. Miner Electrolyte Metab. 1984;10(2):117–21.
• Variation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 levels in human plasma obtained from 758 Japanese healthy subjects. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 1983 Jun;29(3):271–81.
• Spectral character of sunlight modulates photosynthesis of previtamin D3 and its photoisomers in human skin. Science. 1982 May 28;216(4549):1001–3.
• Vitamin-D synthesis and metabolism after ultraviolet irradiation of normal and vitamin-D-deficient subjects. N Engl J Med. 1982 Mar 25;306(12):722–5.
• Vitamin D nutrition increases skin tyrosinase response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 1982 Mar;25(3):295–302.
• Absence of seasonal variation in serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D despite a rise in 25-hydroxyvitamin D in summer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1981 Jul;53(1):139–42.
• The cutaneous photosynthesis of previtamin D3: a unique photoendocrine system. J Invest Dermatol. 1981 Jul;77(1):51–8.
• The role of season in the epidemiology of influenza. J Hyg (Lond). 1981 Feb;86(1):35–47.
• Do sunlight and vitamin D reduce the likelihood of colon cancer? Int J Epidemiol. 1980 Sep;9(3):227–31.
• Isolation and identification of previtamin D3 from the skin of rats exposed to ultraviolet irradiation. Biochemistry. 1979 Mar 20;18(6):1003–8.
• Diet, sunlight, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in healthy children and adults. Br Med J. 1979 Jan 27;1(6158):221–3.

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