Evaluation of Golf Apparel for Ultraviolet Protection: An Analysis of Skin Coverage Provided by Leading U.S. Golf Apparel Brands for a High-Risk Population

Taylor Merkle, Jesse Lama, Hayeon Yang, Meera Patel, Erum Ilyas

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.98314
Published: 2025-12-02
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.98314,
  title = {Evaluation of Golf Apparel for Ultraviolet Protection: An Analysis of Skin Coverage Provided by Leading U.S. Golf Apparel Brands for a High-Risk Population},
  author = {Taylor Merkle and Jesse Lama and Hayeon Yang and Meera Patel and Erum Ilyas},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.98314},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98314}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of Golf Apparel for Ultraviolet Protection: An Analysis of Skin Coverage Provided by Leading U.S. Golf Apparel Brands for a High-Risk Population
AU  - Taylor Merkle
AU  - Jesse Lama
AU  - Hayeon Yang
AU  - Meera Patel
AU  - Erum Ilyas
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.98314
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98314
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Merkle, T., Lama, J., Yang, H., Patel, M., & Ilyas, E. (2025). Evaluation of Golf Apparel for Ultraviolet Protection: An Analysis of Skin Coverage Provided by Leading U.S. Golf Apparel Brands for a High-Risk Population. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98314

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