Measurement of lip and skin pigmentation using reflectance spectrophotometry

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-375

  Thibodeau, Edward A ^a   D'Ambrosio, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Lips; Melanin; Pigmentation; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHEEK; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEGRO; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; CHEEK; COLOR; EPITHELIUM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MELANINS; MOUTH MUCOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031202434     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1997.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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