Guidelines for measurement of skin colour and erythema

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Fullerton, A ^a   Fischer, T ^b   Lahti, A ^c   Wilhelm, K P ^d   Takiwaki, H ^e   Serup, J ^a,f  

^a LEO PHARMA A S   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d proDERM Institute for Applied Dermatological Research   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^f BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioengineering methods; Colorimetry; DermaSpectrometer; Erythema; Experimental variables; Instrument validation; Measurement guidelines; Minolta Chroma Meter

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKIN COLOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0029741098     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02258.x     Document Type: Review

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