Quantitative evaluation of chronological ageing and photoageing in vivo: Studies on skin echogenicity and thickness

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 815-821

  Gniadecka, M ^a   Jemec, G B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; BUTTOCK; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0031798258     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02506.x     Document Type: Article

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