Erythema and melanogenesis action spectra in heavily pigmented individuals as compared to fair-skinned Caucasians

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 183-188

  Kollias, N ^a,b   Malallah, Y H ^b   Al Ajmi, H ^b   Baqer, A ^b   Johnson, B E ^c   Gonzalez S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Erythema; Melanogenesis; Skin type; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0030440422     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00197.x     Document Type: Article

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