Skin phototyping in Asian Australians

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Stanford, Duncan G ^a   Georgouras, Katherine E ^b   Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^c   Greenoak, Gavin E ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Minimal erythema dose; Phototesting; Skin colour; Skin type

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; CYTOLOGY; ERYTHEMA; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0002507614     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01078.x     Document Type: Article

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