Relationship between skin phototype and MED in Korean, brown skin

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 208-211

  Youn, J I ^a,c   Oh, J K ^a   Kim, B K ^a   Suh, D H ^a   Chung, J H ^a   Oh, S J ^b   Kim, J J ^b   Kang, S H ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Minimal erythema dose; Skin phototype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BURN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ERYTHEMA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN COLOR; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031423374     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1997.tb00233.x     Document Type: Article

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